Paul D Brown

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media-50562.jpeg UPL 50562 first commanding officer of the 91st Bomb Group, Colonel Stanley T. Wray (left) and the first commanding officer of the 323rd Bomb Squadron Major Paul D. Brown. (Photo contributed by Steve Perri)

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Object Number - UPL 50562 - first commanding officer of the 91st Bomb Group, Colonel Stanley T. Wray (left) and the first commanding officer of the 323rd Bomb Squadron Major...

Major Paul D. Brown, became the 1st C.O. May 16, 1942 at McDill Field, Tampa, Florida.



During his wartime service he was awarded the Silver Star for leading the first raid on Vegesack in Germany on 18th March 1943 and the distinguished Flying Cross as Task Force Commander on the Bremen raid of 11th April 1943.



Colonel Brown retired from the Air Force in 1968 at which time he was Deputy Chief of Staff Plans HQ, Continental Air Command.

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Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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http://www.91stbombgroup.com/Dailies/323rddailies.html;
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Paul D. Brown.

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