Lee Esrle Brown
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Added individual photo
Object Number - UPL 30681 - Sgt Lee E. Brown - 26 November 1943 (from an official USAAF photo)
Killed in Action (KIA) in plane #42-29747. Mid-air collision after T/O.
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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 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20273063
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14043208 at enlistment, then O-802529
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38211532
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11008973 at enlistment, then O-809569
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37230311
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, United States | 10 December 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Died |
Catworth, Huntingdonshire, United Kingdom | 5 January 1944 | in the loss of B-17 Serial #42-31441 after a mid-air collision with #42-29747 of the 379th BG |
|
Born |
South Carolina | ||
| Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States | |||
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Buried |
Plot B, Row 4, Grave 17 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Updated the Buried event and middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56288137.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288137/lee-esrle-brown
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol II,
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