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Samuel Jesse Brown
Major Samuel Jesse Brown of the 309th Fighter Squadron 31st Fighter Group in P-51D Mustang (44-13464) Coded MX A
Major Samuel Jesse Brown of the 309th Fighter Squadron
Born(1917-10-03)October 3, 1917
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
DiedAugust 23, 1990(1990-08-23) (aged 72)
Buried
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army Air Forces
RankMajor
Service number0-431846
Unit31st Fighter Group
Commands307th Fighter Squadron
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsDistinguished Service Cross
Silver Star

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

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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.

Brown's P-51D Mustang restored

See also

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References

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  1. ^ George Loving (18 December 2007). Woodbine Red Leader: A P-51 Mustang Ace in the Mediterranean Theater. Random House Publishing Group. pp. 67–. ISBN 978-0-307-41778-7.
  2. ^ Wallace E. Anderson (1970). A History of the 308th Fighter Squadron of the 31st Fighter Group. Northern Michigan University.
  3. ^ Eric Hammel (22 January 2010). Air War Europa: Chronology: America's Air War Against Germany In Europe and North Africa, 1942 - 1945. Pacifica Military History. pp. 346–. ISBN 978-1-890988-09-8.
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