Robert F Brown
Military
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FRE 1224
Lieutenants P.F. Brown, Herbert T. Myers and Howard C. Francis of the 379th Bomb Group plot the route for their next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30866) nicknamed "Pistol Packin' Mama". Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 6 Feb 1944.' [stamp] and '303600.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Pistol Packin' Mama". Associated Press Photo Shows: Pilot and co-pilot check route of flight with navigator before take-off. L to R Co-pilot PF Brown, 161 Mile Square Road, Yonkers, NY, Navigator Lt Herbert T Myers, Port Townsend, Wash, and Pilot Lt Howard C Francis, Taunton, Mass.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Flew on 'Pistol Packing Mama', 'Ensign Mary', and Blues In The Night. Flew total of 27 missions
DFC; 4 Air Medals; Air Force Commendation Medal
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Yonkers, New York | 21 January 1924 | |
Died |
24 February 2006 | ||
Buried |
Ocala, Florida |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ed T. Brown