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Brown Frank M.

Name:
Frank M. Brown
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
32714974
Unit:
869th Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Date of Death:
1945-01-23
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu
Plot:
Courts of The Missing, Court 7
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:

Frank M. Brown entered the military service in New York. He served in the 869th Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy as a Corporal during World War II. He was lost aboard U.S. Army Air Corps B-29-40-BW Superfortress #42-24594, nicknamed "Bad Brew" when it crashed on takeoff [location not specified] for mission to Nagoya, Japan. Six crew were killed and five survived.

Cpl Brown is commemorated on the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, United States. He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov