Samuel Jesse Brown (October 3, 1917 – August 23, 1990) was a

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and a major in the

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during World War II.

307th Fighter Squadron

Brown commanded the

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of the

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between May and September 1944. He shot down 15.5 aircraft between April 17 and July 26, 1944. He received the Distinguished Service for attacking a formation of 50 German fighters near

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that were preparing to attack a formation of

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bombers near Vienna. During the subsequent aerial combat that followed, Brown shot down four of the planes and damaged two others.

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307th Fighter Squadron

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