Earl Thomas Brown
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 52428 - 2nd Lt Earl T Brown, 448BG
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. 2nd combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Magdeburg in B-24 42-50459 with Buxton crew 16-Aug-44; hit by flak and crashed at Gerwisch Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8426
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-705311
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Geneva, Ontario County, NY | 27 March 1922 | Son of Leslie and Mary T Brown. |
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Enlisted |
Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS | 31 March 1943 | Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi |
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Died |
Gerwisch, Germany | 16 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Magdeburg in B-24 42-50459 with Buxton crew 16-Aug-44; hit by flak and crashed at Gerwisch KIA MACR 8426 |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, MO | 7 February 1951 | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Seething | 16 August 1944 | Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Florida | Husband of Laura V Brown. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3341 / MACR 8426 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
