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BROWN, Glenn Defrece - Date of
birth
9 August 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Wilson County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Davidson County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34520635 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
350th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1944 - Place of
death
Halenbeck, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 30 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ollie J. Brown (father)
Lockie (Jarrett) Brown (mother)
Clifford Brown (brother)
Etta Brown (sister)
Lucille Brown (sister)
Robert Brown (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-39872 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Rubber Check
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Friedrichstrasse railroad station
MACR: 3030
More information
S/Sgt Glenn D. Brown attended college and was a welder before he enlisted at Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 12 November 1942.Flak knocked out #4 engine and caused damage in other places. It crash landed near the road from Halenbeck tot Freienstein. Witnesses on the ground saw it circling several times around Halenbeck with one engine stopped, which was smoking and was probably on fire. After loosing altitude, it finally attempted a belly landing, 300 m north of Halenbeck. During this maneuver, the aircraft touched the trees and the great stoneblocks lying around and overturned several times and was finally torn into pieces. The left wing probably exploded.
Two crewmembers were killed. S/Sgt Glenn D. Brown and T/Sgt Grand Scott were both victims of 20 mm fire and were killed instantly. They were buried in Halenbeck on 7 March 1944.
The other eight crew members were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, WWII Draft Card, 1920 US Census
Photo source: 100thBombGroup