BREWER Donald L - 34 BS 17 BGM

 

Donald Lewis BREWER

 

BREWER_Donald_L

Source : Nelda (Ellen Marchese)

 
NUMBER OF SERVICEO-746853 (35155953)
AGE27 yo
DATE OF BIRTH13 June 1917 Huntington, Huntington County, INDIANA
ENLISTMENT STATEINDIANA
FAMILY

Conjoint : Helen June Wiese BERGSMA

RANKFirst Lieutenant
FONCTIONBomber
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTManagers and officials  IN
DATE of ENLISTEMENT2 April 1941 Fort Benjamin Harrison INDIANA
 SQUADRON34th Bomber Squadron
 GROUP17th Bomber Group, Medium
ARMY12nd US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH18 August 1944

BREWER_Donald_L

Source : Andy

STATUSMIA
PLACE OF DEATHIn front of Cap Vieux - 2 Km O Cap Sicié
DATA PLAN

B-26 Marauder - type C-45-MO - s/n 42-107736 "Thunderbird"

B26 MARAUDER

Macr : 7531

Mission: Raid on St-Mandrier-sur-Mer (83) - German Batteries
Take-off 09:50 from Villacidro, Sardinia -

Crash observed by Sgt Virgil J West and Maxie F McCoron The 3 prisoners were certainly released a few days later, which would explain the absence of indication of camp
Shot down by the flak

Aircraft evacuated by parachute except for the pilot - 11:42 a.m.

 
CEMETERYRHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan

Map of Rhône American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of the missing
DECORATION

Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Badge Officier Bombardier

 

am_9olc

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 
usaf 12_air_force 17bgm 34th_Bomb_Squadron
STORY
 

BREWER_Donald_L

Source : Fold 3
 

 

Crew of  B-26 Marauder - type C-45-MO - s/n 42-107736

"Thunderbird"

 

1Lt Charles J OLSON Pilot Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan  O-686589 - AM+8 - 28 ans -  Epoux de Helen L Olson, Bartlesville, Oklahoma  - Stay in control
2Lt William J MEYER CoPilot Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan  O-816342 - AM+6 - Son of  Ruth F meyer, Lees Smith, Missouri  - While evacuating through the upper hatch, hit the empennage - Body recovered by a Catalyna
1Lt Donald L BREWER Bomber Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan  O-746853 - AM+9/PH - Husband of Helen J Brewer, Lafayette, Indiana - While evacuating through the top hatch, hits the empennage and is cut in half
2Lt Joseph M JENNINGS Navigator Recovered   O-765687 - Son of Joseph H Jennings, Alma, Oklahoma - Escaped by parachute, fell into the sea and was picked up by a Catalyna - Injured and Hospitalized
S/Sgt Edward J PALIN Gunner Prisoner   31343897 - Né en 1925 - Connecticut 
S/Sgt William F RHOADS Radio/Gunner Prisoner   19109607 - Chinois - Graham Co, Arizona
S/Sgt Nelson W CRISLER Mecanicien/Gunner Prisoner   32626225 - AM+1 - Né le 19/01/1919 - Calverton, New York
B26 MARAUDER

SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOFrancecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov Aad.archives.gov
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