Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Brown, Jack Maurice ‡
|
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
18127856 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, effective 5 November 1943. |
| Duty |
Ball Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
11 February 1944 |
| 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 |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 11 February 1944 per General Orders #33, Headquarters Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 13 October 1945. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 2530⇓ (16.260 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Moore, Clifford Orville⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Stewart, Gilman Carter⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Collins, Bernard John⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Kenney, Paul E (IO)⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| PVT. Puckett, Noah Lee⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Traynor, James Patrick⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Brown, Jack Maurice | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Humble, Joe Thomas⇗ | Tail Gunner | EV |
| SGT. Lee, Donald Robert⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Wells, Richard Llewellyn⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
41⇗ |
11 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany |
Ball Turret |
42‑31073⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29927.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
51⇗ |
7 January 1944 |
Target: Powerhouse
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Ball Turret |
42‑31211⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
62⇗ |
11 February 1944 |
Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry)
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Ball Turret |
42‑40005⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Last seen at 1240 hrs 20 mi west of Frankfurt, losing altitude rapidly but under control; aircraft made a right turn toward another formation, continued losing altitude, dropping into clouds; Damaged by enemy aircraft; crashed near Valenciennes, France (9 km SE, per German report). MACR 2530
Sortie Report⇗ |
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