Samuel J. Brown

Samuel Jesse Brown
Major Samuel Jesse Brown of the 309th Fighter Squadron
Born	(1917-10-03)October 3, 1917 Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Died	August 23, 1990(1990-08-23) (aged 72)
Buried	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army Air Forces
Rank	Major
Service number	0-431846
Unit	31st Fighter Group
Commands	307th Fighter Squadron
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Distinguished 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

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

• Harrison Thyng

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.

External links

• Samuel J. Brown at Find a Grave
• Riddle, Robert E. (2002-06-12). "Aerial Combat & Other (mis) Adventures 1981-1989". Virtual 31st Fighter Group. Retrieved 2018-06-28.