B-24 knockdown kit transport

Photograph

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Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society

Name/Title

B-24 knockdown kit transport

Entry/Object ID

2019.9.3

Tags

B-24 Bomber

Description

Photo of George Brown kneeling next to B-24 knockdown transport truck at the Texas state line, son Norman Brown is standing with back to the camera, allegedly urinating on the Texas state line. 1943. Norman and George Brown were a father and son driving team delivering Ford B-24 knockdown kits from Willow Run to the assembly Plants in Tulsa and Dallas. Donated by the nephew Bill Benenati

Cataloged By

Chris Causley

Acquisition

Accession

2019.9

Source or Donor

Bill Benenati

Acquisition Method

Donation

Source (if not Accessioned)

Bill Benenati

Made/Created

Date made

1943

Time Period

World War Two

Location

Location

Binder

Folder PH-4 People

Shelf

Archive Room Shelf D

Room

Archive room

Category

Archive

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Research Type

Curator

Person

Chris Causley

Date

Dec 21, 2023

Notes

Father George Robert Brown Race White Birth Date 5 Jan 1898 Residence Date 1917-1918 Street Address R.f.d. # 2 Residence Place York County, Pennsylvania, USA 1940 Census has him living in at 1308 20th Street, Detroit Occupation Truck Driver Unable to find date of death Son Name Norman M. Brown Birth Date 19 Apr 1918 Born in Ohio Last Residence 48083, Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA Death Date 5 Jan 1997