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BROWN, Thomas Mandley - Date of
birth
13 April 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Manassas, Virginia -
Hometown
Calverton, Fauquier County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13143312 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
410th Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 July 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Herbert Brown (father)
Anna M. Brown (mother)
James E. Brown (brother)
Anna Brown (sister)
Lucille V. Brown (sister)
Nancy A. Brown (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30206 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Happy Daze
Destination: Warnemunde, Germany
More information
Sgt Thomas M. Brown was a clerk.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Washington DC on 30 November 1942.
Plane hit the water and men seemed to have time to get out of plane.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source : Peter Schouteten, Library of Virginia (courtesy of Debbie Holloman)