Harold Edward Brakebush

Military

Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Dale Edward Wyatt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-927610
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Myrtle Point, OR 25 June 1923 Son of Walter C and Nanny Brakebush.

Died

7 October 2011

Buried

Willamette National Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, OR 10 October 2011 Willamette National Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Based

Metfield Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / unit roster