Erwin M Brown
MilitaryPlane damaged by fighters and crashed in Sweden on 6/21/44 in B-17 #4238194 Brown and aircraft navigator Paterson jumped over Germany and were Prisoner of War (POW) Was shot down on 25th missions. Was in Stalag Luft
Purple Heart, POW Medal, Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster; Jubilee of Liberty Medal from France for participation in D -Day
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Baboon McGoon
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
2 December 2001 | ||
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Born |
Haskell, Texas, USA | ||
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Buried |
Abilene, Texas | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 21 June 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5992 / MACR 5992; daughter / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database