(F. Birtciel)
Capt. Robert D. Brown
(F. Birtciel)
Capt. Robert D. Brown
343rd FS - States - 20 March 1945 (Evaded and Interned)
| Assigned Aircraft |
P-38H CY- 42-67029 |
| Mission History |
Not Known |
| Mission List |
Not Known |
| Air Scores | 1-0-0 |
| Ground Scores | 2-0 |
| Score Detail | 10 September 1944
He-111 destroyed (ground)
NE Augsburg 02 November 1944 Me-109 destroyed (air) SW Leipzig 20 February 1945 Ju-88 destroyed (ground) Giebelstadt |
| Notes | Born in Lewiston, Idaho, 5th October 1920. ASN - O-2044889 Crew Chief - S/Sgt. Joseph G. Ruzicka 28 November 1943 - Promoted from Flight Officer to 2nd Lieutenant March 1944 - Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant May 1944 - Promoted from 1st Lieutenant to Captain 19 September 1944 - Assigned as 343rd Fighter Squadron Operations Officer MACR No. 13184 20 March 1945 - Hit by flak near Flensburg and bailed out in Denmark. Evaded to Sweden, where Capt. Brown was interned. Flown back to the UK in a B-24 to Scotland and returned to Wormingford on 10th April 1945. Returned to the States shortly after. |
| Memories | |
| Additional Photo |
Capt. Brown preparing for a mission with his Crew Chief S/Sgt. Ruzicka.
(W. Staggs via C. Smith) Nb. Photo opens in new window. Close window to return to this page. |