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F.
D.
Brownwell
POW (WWII)

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War

    Action Date:

    November 21, 1944 – May 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 4087

    Staff Sergeant F. D. Brownwell (ASN: 33524291), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by enemy forces after his plane was shot down on November 21, 1944 and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in 1945.