George F Brown Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) near Wipperfurth in B-24 'Tinker Belle' 44-40158. According to US trial document 12-765 (US vs. Christian MENRATH et al.) he was killed while prisoner of war by two Nazi party officials. The condemned were hanged at Landsberg/Lech, Germany, on 5 December 1947. It is awkward, however, that the trial document says the murder was committed "on or about 29 March, 1945" while 'Tinker Belle' did not crash until April 5.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Tinker Belle
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Utica, New York, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 5 April 1945 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 14110
MACR 14110 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database