Jack D Brown
Military
Object Number - UPL 27932 - Lt. Jack D Brown [ Salt Lake City, UT ] 63rd Fighter Squadron. P-47C 41-6203 UN-J "Windy / The Flying Ute".
Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: The Flying Ute / Windy
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron 1st Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
![A P-47 Thunderbolt (VM-A, serial number 41-6530) of the 495th Fighter Training Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '496 FTG [sic], Atcham.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-395731.jpg.webp?itok=G_Ywe8FE)
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Windy
- Unit: 2906th Observation Training Group 56th Fighter Group 2908th Observation Squadron 551st Fighter Training Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 358th Fighter Group 56th Fighter Group 365th Fighter Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Salt Lake City, UT | 5 July 1921 | Son of Bert Brown. |
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Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT | 8 November 1941 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 12 March 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other Transferred |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 22 March 1944 | Transferred to HQ Sqn 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
| Salt Lake City, UT, USA | |||
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Based |
Boxted | 22 March 1944 | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
