Joseph H Brown
MilitaryAssigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Gilze-Rijen in B-17 42-5392 'Stric Nine' 19-Aug-43; shot down, ditched North Sea, off Hoek van Holland Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 285
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18071114 / O-738242
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stric Nine, City of Albuquerque
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 19 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb |
Other Ditched POW |
Off Hook of Holland | 19 August 1943 | |
Born |
Texas | ||
Based |
19 August 1943 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 285, Roster, http://303rdbg.com/rost-ab.html">http://303rdbg.com/rost-ab.html>