John G Brown
Military
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UPL 44246
Crew #2 of 334th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group (H). Photo taken at Rapid City AAF, South Dakota, on March 23, 1943.
TOP ROW (L-R): 1LT Cody U. Watson (pilot); 2LT Reynold O. Lasher (copilot); 2LT Robert A. Titus (navigator); 2LT Rex L. Orme (bombardier)
MIDDLE ROW (L-R): TSGT Paul E. DeHaven (TTG); TSGT Francis P. Morgan (radio operator); SSGT Harry D. Rants (waist gunner); SSGT John G. Brown (waist gunner)
BOTTOM ROW (kneeling, L-R): SSGT Donald C. Hemminger (tail gunner); SSGT Joseph D. Coss (BTG) 95th Bomb Group collection
TOP ROW (L-R): 1LT Cody U. Watson (pilot); 2LT Reynold O. Lasher (copilot); 2LT Robert A. Titus (navigator); 2LT Rex L. Orme (bombardier)
MIDDLE ROW (L-R): TSGT Paul E. DeHaven (TTG); TSGT Francis P. Morgan (radio operator); SSGT Harry D. Rants (waist gunner); SSGT John G. Brown (waist gunner)
BOTTOM ROW (kneeling, L-R): SSGT Donald C. Hemminger (tail gunner); SSGT Joseph D. Coss (BTG) 95th Bomb Group collection
Photograph is US government, public domain.
Shot down 29 May 1943 in B-17 #42-29689, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Skack Buster
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
29 May 1943 | ||
Enlisted |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the Words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorKCB
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Sources include Army of the United States Honorable Discharge certificate and family records.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4895 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database