Description: WWII Army Air Corps Flying Ace Pilot Gerald Brown POW Signed Photo Gerald Brown December 2, 1917 - December 8, 2007. Brown enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps on February 25, 1941, and entered the Aviation Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Forces on June 17, 1942. Brown was commissioned a 2d Lt and awarded his pilot wings at Williams Field, Arizona, on March 10, 1943, and then joined the 38th Fighter Squadron of the 55th Fighter Group, flying the P-38 Lightning. Lt Brown deployed with his unit to England in September 1943 and was credited with the destruction of 5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat plus 1 damaged before returning to the U.S. and serving with a P-38 Replacement Training Group. Capt Brown joined the 334th Fighter Squadron of the 4th Fighter Group in England in June 1944, and served as commander of the squadron from July to November 1944. During World War II, Gerald Brown became an ACE credited with FIVE aerial victories. He was shot down over France in September 1944, but with the help of the French Underground was able to evade enemy patrols and was returned to England on the same day. Shot down over Korea in 1950, he spent nearly three years as a prisoner of war in the Korean War. He retired as a U.S. Air Force Colonel in 1967. This signed photo is a copy of an actual period photo. The signature is real and was most likely signed in the 1980s. Condition: nice condition Size: 8 x 10 inches Look over pictures to see the exact item you will receive and to determine the overall condition of this item. Thanks for looking! Jeff
Price: 35 USD
Location: Liverpool, New York
End Time: 2025-01-16T11:57:07.000Z
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