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Gifford George Brown

World War II · US Army · First Lieutenant

Rank: First Lieutenant
United States of America

Timeline

Birth- 6/08/1921
Seattle, King, Washington, USA

1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 22 - 20 years

Service Number
O-740359
Rank
First Lieutenant
Branch
Army Air Forces
Service Start Date
1942
Service End Date
1944

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Conflict Period
World War II
Gold Star

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Served For
United States of America

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Award
Purple Heart
Award
Gold Star
Award
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Unit
339th Fighter Squadron, 347th Fighter Group, 13th Air Force
Enlistment- 27/03/1942-Age: 21 years
Seattle, King, Washington

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Death- 17/01/1944-Age: 22 years
Rabaul Harbor, Papua New Guinea
Shot down by the Japanese during a bomber escort mission
Burial- Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

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Other Facts

Full Name
Gifford George Brown

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Father
Charles Brown
Mother
Lillian Brown

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Gender
Male

Connections

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