Lewis Raymond Brown
Military
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Object Number - UPL 54108 - 1Lt Lewis Brown and P-47D Lady Louise LM+N
Element leader 62nd FS 56th FG.
Shot down a FW-190 on Sept 21, 1944 near Arnheim.
MIA from escort and sweep to Koblenz. Shot down and captured on Dec 23, 1944 near Queekenberg while flying P-47D s/n 44-20615 LM+ B "West O' The Rockies".
MACR 11307
assigned a/c: P-47D s/n 42-26562 LM+N "Lady Louise"
From Salem, Oregon USA
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
3 December 1922 | ||
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Enlisted |
Portland, OR | 19 September 1942 | Portland, Oregon |
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Based |
Boxted | 2 July 1944 - 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 21 September 1944 | E/A destroyed Germany 21-Sep-44. |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 13 October 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Shot down |
Queckenberg, 53359 Rheinbach, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR)from escort and sweep to Koblenz. Last seen in sections 1st bounce, shot down near Queekenberg in P-47 44-20615 POW 23-Dec-44. MACR 11307. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW). |
Barth, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
26 March 1994 | ||
| Salem, OR, USA | |||
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section: 8, Site: 8583 |
Revisions
Removed duplicate photo that I originally shared with Little Friends (Peter Randall) which was downloaded and added to this bio.
JCook Photo Collection & Archives
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 11307 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
