George C Brown

Military

Assigned to 2BAD, 8AF USAAF. Customer of Freckleton snack bar, severely wounded by crash of B-24J 42-50291 'Classy Chassis II'. Died of his wounds two days later. Died non Battle (DNB)





Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Classy Chassis II
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 832nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Warton airfield looking north, the Ribble Estuary is on the left, 22 June 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/255. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: BAD-2

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York City, NY 4 November 1918

Other

Severely wounded

Freckleton, UK 23 August 1944 Severely wounded in fire form crash of B-24 42-50291 'Classy Chassis II'.

Died

30 August 1944 Died of his wounds from crash.

Buried

31 August 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Buried

Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY Re-Interred Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY

Based

Warton 30 August 1944 Assigned to 2BAD, 8AF USAAF.