Lawrence Martin Brechbill
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Evreux in B-17 43-37848 'Scrappy Mike' Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8078
Awards: PH.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38456002
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19171077 / O-720384
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13185715
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Dekalb County, IN | 22 January 1916 | Son of Jacob S and Blanche Mable Brechbill. |
Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana | 1 February 1941 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
Died |
Saint-Clair-de-Halouze, France | 13 August 1944 | Crashed near Evreux in B-17 43-37848 'Scrappy Mike' Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8078 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Podington | 13 August 1944 | Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Lake View Cemetery Kendallville, Noble County, IN | Lake View Cemetery Kendallville, Noble County, IN |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8078 / MACR 8078, Countdown: 35 Daylight Missions Against Nazi Germany ISBN 0-945575-17-3 Copyright 1990 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. Author describes him as West Point grad. Observations of plane being hit and overturning. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database