Samuel J. Brown

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]

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
Commands held307th Fighter Squadron
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsDistinguished Service Cross
Silver Star

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.

Brown's P-51D Mustang restored

See also

References
  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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