Brown, Lester (NMI), Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Brown, Lester (NMI), Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	20820476 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	26 June 1943
Results	Evaded Capture
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 26 June 1943 per General Orders #128, Headquarters, 8th Air Force dated 12 August 1943.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 19 September 1923 Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #86 dated 1 September 1943.
Related Documents	Escape & Evasion Report # 52⇓ (6.280 MB) Post Loss Document File #1⇓ (0.129 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
Flt. Ofcr. Rosio, Joseph (NMI)⇗	Pilot	EV
2nd Lt. Evans, George Waldo⇗	Co-pilot	EV
2nd Lt. Fink, Leonard Jay⇗	Navigator	EV
2nd Lt. Casden, Sidney (NMI)⇗	Bombardier	EV
S/SGT. Brown, Lester (NMI), Jr	Radio Operator / Gunner	EV
PVT. Masterson, Otho Edward⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Houghton, John Henry⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	EV
SGT. Lewis, Lee (NMI)⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
SGT. Cucinotta, Anthony Frank⇗	Flexible Gunner	EV
S/SGT. Kuberski, John Harry⇗	Flexible Gunner	EV

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
1⇗	22 June 1943	Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium	Radio Operator	42‑30040⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
2⇗	25 June 1943	Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany	Radio Operator	42‑30030⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. Sortie Report⇗
3⇗	26 June 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Radio Operator	42‑30058⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Attacked by enemy aircraft; with #2 engine burning, five crewmembers bailed out; exploded in midair and crashed between Plessis-St-Benoist and Etampes, France, 30 miles south of Paris. No MACR. Sortie Report⇗

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