Lee Ray Brim
Military
page 14 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139543176
Object Number - UPL 43028 - Lee Brim’s Dog Tag on page 14 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139543176 (NARA)
Lee Brim was Ball Turret gunner on B-17 #42-39785 "Thru Hel'en Hiwater", shot down 22 April 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-805733
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18116369 at enlistment, then O-697880
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17071658
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19161713
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
6 December 1922 | Pauls Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States | |
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Enlisted |
22 January 1943 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War |
22 April 1944 | Interned at Stalag XVIIB Braunau-Gneikendorf, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 27 June 1945.” | |
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Died |
7 December 1997 | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas | |
| Plainview, Hale County, Texas |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 4272
NARA WWII POW records
WWII Draft Card
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4272 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database