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 | |
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Born | Bartlesville, Oklahoma | October 3, 1917
Died | August 23, 1990 | (aged 72)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army Air Forces |
Rank | Major |
Service number | 0-431846 |
Unit | 31st Fighter Group |
Commands held | 307th Fighter Squadron |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star |
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.