Albert J Brown

Military
media-6536.png UPL 6536 Colonel Albert J Brown formerly of the 445th Bomb Group

Jessie C Brown Via American Air Museum Memory Book correspondence.

Object Number - UPL 6536 - Colonel Albert J Brown formerly of the 445th Bomb Group

Received Pilot's license through the Civilian Pilot Training Program in 1941 and joined the aviation cadets. Became a command pilot and navigator, flying missions in B-24s over England and Europe during the Second World War. Served with the USAF until 1974, when he retired as Colonel.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pasadena, CA, USA 24 March 1922

Buried

Died

Washington, DC, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Jessie C Brown (Daughter), via American Air Museum memory book correspondence.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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