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Alton Monroe BROWN
“Buddy”
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Source : Don Jones
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 38338600 | ||||||
| AGE | 34 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6 March 1910 Greer County, OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | TEXAS | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Spouse : Olene (Keys) Children : Alma Jean BROWN DIAMOND Parents : David Louis & Lily Olberta Hukill MINTON | ||||||
| RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | |||||||
| REGIMENT SQUADRON | 410th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| DIVISION GROUP | 94th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 5 January 1944 |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | St-Laurent-Medoc - 40 km of Bordeaux | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-85-BO - s/n 42-30112 GL*Z
Macr : 1891 Take off 06:50 am station 468 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk UK - It is possible that a large part of the crew could not have jumped due to the great instability of the plane | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Luynes Cemetery, Aix-En-Provance N°3551 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
| GRAVE |
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| DECORATION |
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Source : Fold 3 | |||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-85-BO - s/n 42-30112 GL*Z
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| 2Lt | Allan Campbell | POWELL | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan |
O-740911 - AM/PH - Son of William W Powell, Spokane, Washington |
| 2Lt | Thomas Henry Jr | HUDSON | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan |
O-677751 - AM/PH - Son of Thomas H Hudson, Oakland, California |
| 2Lt | Robert Odell | ANDERSON | Navigator | On the run | O-685361 - Né le 29/03/1920 - Fils de Catherine O Anderson, Congers, New York - Fuite par Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar | |
| 2Lt | Hugh Caterson | SHIELDS | Bomber | On the run | O-743906 - Né le 17/07/1921 - Son of Thomas A Shields, Mont Kisco, New York- Evasion par réseau Françoise Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar - Retour UK 12/04/1944 | |
| Sgt | Wesley Dale | GEIST |
Radio Gunner |
Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan |
37233289 - AM/PH - Chapman, Kansas |
| Sgt | Goble | MIRACLE | Gunner | Dead | Mills Springs Nat Cem. G-O-41 - Nancy, Kentucky |
16148055 - 21 yo - Son of Jean Miracle, Farmington, Michigan |
| S/Sgt | Delmar Clarence | BROYLES |
Mechanic Gunner |
Dead | MIA | 39247336 - Son of Clarence W Broyles, Los Angeles, California |
| S/Sgt | Alton Monroe | BROWN | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan |
31338600 - AM/PH - Spoux de Olean Brown, Shamrock, Texas - Blessé avant le crash |
| Sgt | Sherman Bruce | FREW | Gunner | Dead | Trinity Lutheran Church Cem. Avalon, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania | 13069243 - 33 ans - Son of Howard B Frew, Pennsylvania |
| Sgt | Ernest Alva | TRUMMEL | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan |
37254200 - PH - Son of Ord F Trummel, Wilmore, Kansas |
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Source : Americanairmuseum.com |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Fold 3 - Americanairmuseum.com |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |