Loren C Brown
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Thomas K. Foster Crew
398th BG - 603rd BS
Standing Left to Right: Raymond L. Wallace (N), Theodore N. West (CP), Thomas K. Foster (P), Clifford Z. Bryan (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loren C. Brown (TG), Charles E. Cropp (BTG), Gerald O. Gruette (R/O), Raymond D. Bringle (FE), Francis M. Tuttle WG), J.L. Werner (WG)
398th BG - 603rd BS
Standing Left to Right: Raymond L. Wallace (N), Theodore N. West (CP), Thomas K. Foster (P), Clifford Z. Bryan (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loren C. Brown (TG), Charles E. Cropp (BTG), Gerald O. Gruette (R/O), Raymond D. Bringle (FE), Francis M. Tuttle WG), J.L. Werner (WG)
Killed in Action (KIA) Hit by flak and crashed at Wesenberg in B-17 #4297348
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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
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807674
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ludington, Michigan, USA | ||
Other Killed In Action |
near Brussels, Belgium | 13 July 1944 | a/c was hit by flak that severed the tail at the waist gun positions. |
Buried |
Traverse City, MI, USA | Oakwood Cemetery Traverse City Grand Traverse County Michigan, USA Plot: Plat 2, Lot 158, #05 |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7498, http://398th.org/History/Group/Crews_Original.html">http://398th.org/History/Group/Crews_Original.html>
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 7498 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database