New England Air Museum
Fountain L. Brown

 
Current Address:   1806 NW 8th Street, Meridian, ID 83642-1503
 
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Family Information:   Married; Children: Three daughters
 
Hometown:   Lock Haven, PA
 
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Bomb Group:   40th
 
Squadron:   44th
 
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Missions Flown:   6 Combat; 35 at West Field, Tinian
 
Hump Missions Flown:   22
 
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Crew Type:   Flight crew
 
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Were you a POW?   No
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Were you interned?   No 
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Date Transferred from the 58th:  
 
Date Discharged from the 58th:   1945
 
Post-WWII Military Service:   Reenlisted as T/Sgt. In 1946 and recalled as a Captain in 1947 flying B-29's and B-50's with the 2nd Bomb Group. At Yokota, Japan, he was the Commander, 343rd Bomb Sqdn., 98th Bomb wing and flew 22 combat missions over North Korea. A tour at SAC HQ and five years as a B-52 pilot rounded out a 23-year military career.
 
Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s):
Nineteen years in a middle school classroom rounded out a civilian career.
 
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