Grafton Underwood, England (Station 106) 1943-1945
Combat History of the 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in WWII
384th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
"Keep The Show On The Road"
| Name | Brown, Robert Harold ‡ |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-521326 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders & 65 dated 24 March 1944, effective 24 March 1944. |
| Duty | Pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date | 24 April 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 4355⇓ (7.660 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Brown, Robert Harold | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Kell, Joseph Wilfred⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Rule, Johnson William⇗ | Navigator | EV |
| 1st Lt. Rader, Richard Eugene⇗ | Bombardier | EV |
| S/SGT. Sturak, Stanley John⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Smith, Dewey Carlyle⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Roberson, Charles William⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Vann, George Daniel, Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Atkins, James Asa⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. McManus, Cornelius Patrick⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --⇗ | 30 October 1943 |
Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑3440⇗ |
LSqLd Sortie Report⇗ |
| 93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to battle damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑31346⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low Squadron lead, lead group. Received direct flak burst at 1201 hrs 40 miles east of Paris; fire observed in nose with smoke coming out of cockpit; four chutes, only three opened; crashed SE of Cézanne, France. MACR 4355 Sortie Report⇗ |