Douglas Farlane Brotherton

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action. 26 Jun 1944 - shot down by flak and crashed near Vaubecourt in B-17 'Slick Chick 42-97811. He tried to evade capture, but was picked up by German soldiers, while trying to escape them he shot and killed 2 of them. He was recaptured tried and convicted of war crimes and partisian activities and executed by firing squad at 2 pm on June 27, 1944.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97811

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slick Chick
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Statesville, North Carolina 30 May 1924

Died

27 June 1944 Executed by the Second Panzer Division.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56349218/douglas-farlane-brotherton

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Air Force personnel records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / James R. Brotherton, brother/ Wall of Valor/ MACR 6230