Brown, James Wesley, Jr

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	Date of Birth: 16 August 1918 Died of exposure after ditching: body not recovered.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 4812⇓ (8.509 MB) James W. Brown Jr - Individual Deceased Personnel File⇓ (3.625 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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