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BROWNE, Courtney Talley - Date of
birth
5 December 1917 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas -
Hometown
Bellaire, Harris County County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-663477 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
525th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 June 1943 - Place of
death
Oldenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Samuel T. Browne (father)
Julia B. Browne (mother)
Samuel T. Browne (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29864 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
MACR: 1759
More information
Courtney T Browne graduated from high school in San Antonio and attended the University of Texas.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Houston, Texas on 19 January 1942.
The airplane was attacked by German fighters.
According to crew members who survived, the pilot attempted to get the airplane to crash land and save the wounded crew but it blew up in mid-air.
Two crew members were taken prisoner, eight men were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com 1940 Census, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, Houston Chronicle - 14 January 1944, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot 42-H Garner Fd Texas