During World War II, Quince Brown became a U.S. Army Air Forces DOUBLE ACE, credited with shooting down 12.33 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He was shot down himself on September 6, 1944, and was reportedly captured by German forces and executed.

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During World War II, Quince Brown became a U.S. Army Air Forces DOUBLE ACE, credited with shooting down 12.33 enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He was shot down himself on September 6, 1944, and was reportedly captured by German forces and executed.


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Major (Air Corps) Quince Lucien Brown (ASN: 0-412502), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after he was shot down on 6 September 1944, and was executed while held in captivity as a Prisoner of War.
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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Major (Air Corps) Quince Lucien Brown (ASN: 0-412502), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as a P-47 Fighter Pilot of the 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, EIGHTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.