Brown, Willard A, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name Brown, Willard A, Jr
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Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-686632
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #258 dated 28 December 1944, effective 28 December 1944.
  • Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report - Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, Station 594, effective 30 May 1945.
Duty Pilot
MOS1092 - Pilot, B-24
Last Duty Date 30 May 1945
Results Transferred
Additional Information
  • Appointed First Lieutenant (AUS) per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 4 May 1944.



Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Brown, Willard A, JrPilotTR
2nd Lt. Gray, Harold Reginald⇗Co-pilotFCMEW
2nd Lt. Silverman, Murray Carlton⇗NavigatorKIA
CPL. Minter, Louis Arlington⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
CPL. DeMattei, Laurence Charles⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Volpe, Roland (NMI)⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Pacocha, Edward John⇗Spot JammerCT
CPL. Meyette, Raymond Perley⇗Tail GunnerCT
CPL. Myers, Ben Rice, Jr⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
257⇗ 20 January 1945 Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Co-pilot 43‑38850⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Ridgewell Airfield, AAF Station 167.
Sortie Report⇗
264⇗ 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Co-pilot 42‑107148⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗

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