Arthur J Brown

Military

On mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944, B-17G #42-31151 collided with another B-17 and then rockets from fighters caused a/c to explode and crash. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Plano, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 January 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2381 / MACR 2381, 8th AF Losses; Snetterton Falcons, page 98 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database