| Name | Brown, Cecil William ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 15383087 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, effective 5 November 1943. |
| Duty | Tail Gunner |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 26 November 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16. |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 1662⇓ (34.187 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Amundson, Leslie Otho⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Marcollo, William Theodore⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Faragasso, Frank (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Coughlin, Robert Vincent⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| SGT. Deftos, Minot Fred⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Howard, Murray Max⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Lord, Lawrence Frederick⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Brown, Cecil William | Tail Gunner | POW |
| PVT. Chairet, Frank (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Zesch, Charles Emil⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37⇗ | 26 November 1943 |
Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑29987⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Damaged by enemy aircraft, force-landed with injured crewman near Donkerbroek, the Netherlands; MACR 1662. Sortie Report⇗ |