Joseph A Brown

Military
media-39484.jpeg UPL 39484 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 29 June 1943."

Rear L-R: Maj Andrew K. Dutch III, Unkn. Col Louis W Rohr, Unkn. Lt Col Joseph A. Brown, Col Maurice A. Preston

Front L-R: Garland H Morgan. Harold E Forrest. Robert J Redmon. Robert H Fernstaedt. Unkn.

Object Number - UPL 39484 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 29 June 1943." Rear L-R: Maj...

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Group bombardier. ETD.

Most proud of the 'Grand Slam' Award. Led 3 x raids on Schweinfurt. First Group Bombardier for the 379th. Very proud to have served with Gen. Preston and Gen Lyle. Very proud that his wife Doris E. Brown, was a 'Rosie the Riverter' back in the U. S.



Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (7OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME ( 4 x battle stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stump Jumper
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Aphrodite
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Landa
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

South Wilmington, Illionis 24 November 1916

Died

Woodbridge, VA 14 September 2006

Buried

Mount Vernon Memorial Park, Fair Oaks, CA 19 September 2006 Mount Vernon Memorial Park Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, CA

Based

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Usher

Trrenton, NJ Usher at the marriage of Andrew K Dutch III and Elizabeth Earle Herbert.
Toledo, OH

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000/ Carol Stilley, daughter

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