Brown, James Jefferson

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Brown, James Jefferson ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-682540
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty	Navigator
MOS	1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date	18 May 1944
Results	Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 29 January 1918 Functioned as Bombardier on occasion, implying that he was 'dual-rated.' Granted a seven day sick leave of absence effective on or about 29 April 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #78 dated 26 April 1944.
Related Documents	Lt Col Joe Cittadini, Ted Goller 20th Mission⇓ (7.737 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Goller, Theodore (NMI), Jr⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Geary, James Eugene⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Brown, James Jefferson	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Cittadini, Joseph Lloyd George⇗	Navigator	POW
S/SGT. Bier, Irvin Louis⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Reed, Clarence Eugene⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. Houston, Samuel Vance⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Walton, Horace Murphy⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
SGT. Howell, Roy Foster⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. Way, Arthur Harold⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Bombardier	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Bombardier	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Bombardier	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
58⇗	4 February 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Bombardier	41‑24560⇗	Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Bombardier	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31495⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Flying Spare. Sortie Report⇗
63⇗	20 February 1944	Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31495⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
64⇗	21 February 1944	Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany	Bombardier	42‑39809⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
65⇗	22 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37885⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
66⇗	24 February 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. Sortie Report⇗
67⇗	25 February 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31495⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗
68⇗	28 February 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Bombardier	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
69⇗	2 March 1944	Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
70⇗	3 March 1944	Target: Roller-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Bombardier	42‑31495⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with supercharger trouble. Sortie Report⇗
71⇗	4 March 1944	Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany	Bombardier	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑3440. Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Navigator	42‑97136⇗	Combat Mission Credit Dropped nickles (propaganda leaflets), in addition to bomb load on target. Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Navigator	42‑3440⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, high composite group. Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Navigator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Forced out of formation after first bomb run due to loss of #4 engine; did not bomb. Sortie Report⇗
78⇗	20 March 1944	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Navigator	42‑37789⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Navigator	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
82⇗	26 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France	Navigator	42‑29828⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Navigator	42‑31435⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Navigator	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Navigator	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Navigator	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Navigator	42‑31235⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
92⇗	20 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Navigator	42‑31495⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Wing, High Group. Flying Spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Navigator	42‑37982⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Navigator	42‑3429⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sustained 20mm cannon damage. Sortie Report⇗
95⇗	25 April 1944	Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France	Navigator	42‑37785⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Landed away at RNAS Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
96⇗	27 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Navigator	42‑3440⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
97⇗	27 April 1944	Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Navigator	42‑107083⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
101⇗	7 May 1944	Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Navigator	42‑97404⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
103⇗	8 May 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Navigator	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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