Howard O Brown

Military

Object Number - UPL 32820 - 1st Lt Howard O. Brown parachuted from B-17 44-8704 on March 19, 1945. He was captured and imprisoned at Stalag Luft I, North 2 - Barrack 7 - Room...

Assigned Oct 1944. March 19, 1945, Glen Wallace wrote in his diary, "What a screwed-up mission! Briefed to hit Rhuland, but didn't. Made a run over it and caught pretty accurate flak. Then we made a run on a secondary and caught more. We also we

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Lyman D Barkalow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Dale E Fagan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Francis M Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Steele M Roberts

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33 288 642
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Herbert Jack Rotfeld

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16135148
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

44-8704

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

19 November 1917

Other

POW

Barth, Germany 19 March 1945 Stalag Luft I, North 2 - Barrack 7 - Room 4

Other

Liberated

30 April 1945 Stalag Luft I Liberated

Died

7 June 2002 Lt Col US Air Force World War II, Korea, Vietnam BILOXI --- Howard "Bud" Brown, 84, died Friday, June 7, 2002, in Biloxi. Mr. Brown was a resident of Biloxi and was of the Catholic faith. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force for 28 years, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was a P.O.W. in Germany during WWII and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. He was preceded in death by his wife, Leona Brown. Survivors include two sons, Richard Brown of Diamondhead and Gary Brown of Belton, Texas; his sister, Lucille Millen of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, in the Biloxi National Cemetery, directed by Riemann Funeral Home, Bay St. Louis.

Revisions

Date15 Apr 2018 01:28:43
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ChangesChanges to awards
Sources

Corrected Medals awarded through notes in obituary

Date15 Apr 2018 01:25:57
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ChangesChanges to nickname, service number, highest rank, events, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations
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Research conducted to learn more about Lt. David L. Thomas's Crew

Date27 Sep 2014 18:13:18
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Sources

Combat Chronology; Snetterton Falcons, pg 201, 239, 245 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Howard O Brown: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 32819 - 1st Lt Howard O. Brown parachuted from B-17 44...

Object number: UPL 32820 - 1st Lt Howard O. Brown parachuted from B-17 44...

Object number: UPL 32821 - 1st Lt Howard O. Brown parachuted from B-17 44...