Brown, Robert E

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Brown, Robert E ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-669979
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #38 dated 28 June 1943, effective 28 June 1943.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	8 March 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Graduated from Bombardier School at Victorville AAF, Victorville, California, Class #42-17, 12 December 1942. Placed on Temporary Duty (R&R) for seven days to American Red Cross, Southport on or about 5 September 1943 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #89 dated 4 September 1943. Promoted to First Lieutenant effective 1 December 1943 per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 15 December 1943.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Willing, Mark Skinner, Jr⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Martin, Rudolph Alfred, "Rudy"⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Haley, Bruce Thomas⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Brown, Robert E	Bombardier	CT
T/SGT. Pisarski, Joseph Frank⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
T/SGT. Holloway, Durwood Harmon⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Ott, Robert Edward⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Pharr, Keating Sams⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
PVT. Smith, Walter Blaine⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Soto, Roman Serrano, "Ray"⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 25 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
7⇗	10 July 1943	Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
8⇗	14 July 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
9⇗	24 July 1943	Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
11⇗	28 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
12⇗	29 July 1943	Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany	Bombardier	42‑29686⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
13⇗	30 July 1943	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
14⇗	12 August 1943	Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
15⇗	15 August 1943	Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
16⇗	16 August 1943	Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
17⇗	17 August 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Bombardier	42‑5855⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk - an RAF 'emergency landing field.' Sortie Report⇗
18⇗	27 August 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France	Bombardier	42‑5852⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
19⇗	31 August 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
20⇗	3 September 1943	Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗
24⇗	16 September 1943	Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF St. Athan, Wales. Sortie Report⇗
25⇗	23 September 1943	Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France	Bombardier	42‑29927⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
27⇗	2 October 1943	Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
28⇗	4 October 1943	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Ipswich due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
29⇗	8 October 1943	Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
30⇗	9 October 1943	Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany	Bombardier	41‑24529⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3216. Subsequently aborted, unable to locate formation after late takeoff. Sortie Report⇗
31⇗	10 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany	Bombardier	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
32⇗	14 October 1943	Target: Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Bombardier	42‑29768⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back. Landed away at Ridgewell. Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Bombardier	42‑29987⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑5838⇗	Combat Mission Credit Squadron of composite group lead. Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Bombardier	42‑3441⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑5838⇗	Combat Mission Credit Capt. Frink lead Squadron leader. Sortie Report⇗
53⇗	14 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Meillard, France	Bombardier	42‑31211⇗	Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31433⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31433⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37801⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗

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