Cleve Morin Brown Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 50416 - Lt. Cleve M Brown Jr. Houston, TX. 61st Fighter Squadron. Became a POW on 1 December 1943 in Maj. Lamb's aircraft ~ P-47C 41-6211 HV-L "Jackie".
Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Ghent on 1-Dec-43 in P-47C 41-6211 Prisoner of War (POW) . MACR 1432.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Jackie
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Harris County, TX, USA | 30 May 1921 | Son of Cleve Morin Sr and Nina [Barbisch] Brown. |
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Enlisted |
Houston, TX, USA | 10 November 1941 | Houston, Texas |
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Other Crashed |
Northford, CT 06472, USA | 2 November 1942 | Forced Landing due to Engine Failure Northford, CT Cat 4 damage Lt Cleve M Brown Jr, 2-Nov-42. P-47C 41-6136 - 61FS 56FG |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 1 December 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Shot down |
Ghent, Belgium | 1 December 1943 | Crashed near Ghent on 1-Dec-43 in P-47C 41-6211 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 1432. |
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Died |
Bexar, San Antonio, TX | 16 September 1950 | |
| Houston, TX, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 1432;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1432 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
