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词条 Samuel J. Brown
释义

  1. 307th Fighter Squadron

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Samuel Jesse Brown
| honorific_suffix =
| image = Maj Samuel Brown 31st FG.jpg
| image_upright =
| alt = Major Samuel Jesse Brown of the 309th Fighter Squadron 31st Fighter Group in P-51D Mustang (44-13464) Coded MX A
| caption = Major Samuel Jesse Brown of the 309th Fighter Squadron
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|10|03}}
| birth_place = Bartlesville, Oklahoma
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|08|23|1917|10|03}}
| death_place =
| placeofburial_label =
| placeofburial = Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
| placeofburial_coordinates =
| allegiance = United States
| branch = United States Army Air Forces
| serviceyears =
| serviceyears_label =
| rank = Major
| rank_label =
| servicenumber = 0-431846
| unit = 31st Fighter Group
| commands = 307th Fighter Squadron
| battles_label =
| battles = World War II
| awards =Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star
| memorials =
}}Samuel Jesse Brown (October 3, 1917 – August 23, 1990) was a fighter pilot and a major in the United States Air Forces during World War II.[1][2]

307th Fighter Squadron

Brown commanded the 307th Fighter Squadron of the 31st Fighter Group between May and September 1944.

He shot down 15.5 aircraft between April 17 and July 26, 1944.[3]

He received the Distinguished Service for attacking a formation of 50 German fighters near Vienna, Austria that were preparing to attack a formation of 15th Air Force bombers near Vienna. During the subsequent aerial combat that followed, Brown shot down four of the planes and damaged two others.

See also

  • Harrison Thyng

References

1. ^{{cite book|author=George Loving|title=Woodbine Red Leader: A P-51 Mustang Ace in the Mediterranean Theater|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rcwYhh_yNeIC&pg=PA67|date=18 December 2007|publisher=Random House Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-307-41778-7|pages=67–}}
2. ^{{cite book|author=Wallace E. Anderson|title=A History of the 308th Fighter Squadron of the 31st Fighter Group|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cfmpNwAACAAJ|year=1970|publisher=Northern Michigan University}}
3. ^{{cite book|author=Eric Hammel|title=Air War Europa: Chronology: America's Air War Against Germany In Europe and North Africa, 1942 - 1945|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfGymZ2Jfb8C&pg=PA346|date=22 January 2010|publisher=Pacifica Military History|isbn=978-1-890988-09-8|pages=346–}}

External links

  • {{findagrave|425740}}
  • {{cite journal |title=Aerial Combat & Other (mis) Adventures 1981-1989 |journal=Virtual 31st Fighter Group |date=2002-06-12 |last=Riddle |first=Robert E. |accessdate=2018-06-28|url=http://www.virtualpilots.fi/hist/WW2History-BobRiddle.html }}
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