William Gannaway Brownlow III
Military
Rear L-R: Capt William G Brownlow III, 1Lt William C Follmer, Unkn, 1Lt Wilma L Hawkins, 2Lt Donald W Hefkin, T/Sgt Harold E Forrest, S/Sgt Robert Fernstaedt.
Middle L-R: T/Sgt Garland H Morgan, S/Sgt Robert J Redmon, S/Sgt Alex S Rule.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Unkn, Unkn, Unkn.
Object Number - UPL 39041 - "A crew of the 524th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group pose beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Sweater [Girl]' at an 8th Air Force Base in...
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, AF Commendation.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sweater Girl
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
9 October 1918 | Son of John Fouche and Margaret R. [Clark] Brownlow. | |
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Died |
11 December 1957 | ||
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Buried |
Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, TN | 13 December 1957 | Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, biography, awards and events. Changes to Role of Honour Picture. Changes to Role of Honour Picture
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to aircraft associations
Sources
Added a connection to A/C #42-5828 and “William Brownlow III” per info with attached media (UPL 18731).
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to awards, unit associations and place associations
Sources
Key Image ID.
ContributorWill Brownlow
ChangesChanges to nickname and awards
Sources
Information from his son and Capt. Brownlow's logs.
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
379th Bomb Group Anthology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
