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 |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 2530⇓ (16.260 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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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 |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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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⇗ |