Fred Brown

Military

Direct hit by flak on the return from a mission to Friedrichshafen, GR on 18 Mar 1944 caused B-24J #42-99974 to crash SW of Abbeville, FR after the remaining crew bailed out. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 18 March 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3532 / MACR 3532, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database