William Brown
Military
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UPL 21443
Crew of the "Short Stride"
Lt. George C. Parker, Pilot Lt. Rosaire Bilodeau, Co-Pilot Lt. John Adams, Navigator Lt. Graham Ladd, Bombardier
Sgt. Leo Bennet, Radio Op, SSgt, Willie Brown, Engineer SSgt. Leonard Kessinger, Ball Turret SSgt. Jim Berry, Waist Gunner SSgt. Alan White, Waist Gunner SSgt. Joe Matukonis, Tail Gunner
Lt. George C. Parker, Pilot Lt. Rosaire Bilodeau, Co-Pilot Lt. John Adams, Navigator Lt. Graham Ladd, Bombardier
Sgt. Leo Bennet, Radio Op, SSgt, Willie Brown, Engineer SSgt. Leonard Kessinger, Ball Turret SSgt. Jim Berry, Waist Gunner SSgt. Alan White, Waist Gunner SSgt. Joe Matukonis, Tail Gunner
MACR
Shot down 13 December 1943 in B-17 #423261 'Short Stride. ' 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: Short stride iv
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York State | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 13 December 1943 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1655 / MACR 1655; Snetterton Falcons pg 60 & 88 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database