Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Brown, James Wesley, Jr ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-754409 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 14 April 1944. |
| Duty |
Pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date |
8 May 1944 |
| Results |
Missing In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium: Tablets of the Missing |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 4812⇓ (8.509 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Brown, James Wesley, Jr | Pilot | MIA |
| 2nd Lt. Chubb, Donald Vernon⇗ | Co-pilot | MIA |
| 2nd Lt. Jones, Kenneth Myron⇗ | Navigator | MIA |
| 2nd Lt. Kuba, Carl Willliam⇗ | Bombardier | TR |
| S/SGT. Kozar, Joseph John⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | MIA |
| S/SGT. Ingmire, Merle Ernest⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | MIA |
| SGT. Hatton, James Augustine⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | MIA |
| CPL. Yeager, George Hallow, Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Reis, Donald Edward, "Sack"⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. McClintick, Julius Eugene⇗ | Flexible Gunner | MIA |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 4
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
99⇗ |
1 May 1944 |
Target: Launch Site in Foret Nationale de Tournehem
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Foret Nationale de Tournehem, France |
Co-pilot |
42‑107083⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
100⇗ |
4 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot |
42‑97201⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron, composite high group, 94th CBW.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
101⇗ |
7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot |
42‑37788⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
103⇗ |
8 May 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France |
Pilot |
42‑97081⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Damaged by flak, ditched in the Channel. MACR 4812
Sortie Report⇗ |
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