Patrick Harold Brabant
Military
Object Number - UPL 37191 - 1st Lt Patrick Harold Brabant 359BS, 303BG.
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. After mission to V-weapons site at Beaumetz, France on 6 July 1944, landed at Molesworth in B-17G 42-97272, 'Duchess Daughter', where upon the CP raised the landing gear on roll out. RTD ETD.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31259511
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32765445
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33574540
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cook County, IL | 17 March 1922 | Son of Edward and Anna B Brabant. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 12 October 1942 | |
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Died |
Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | 19 April 1956 | Fatal crash at Barcelona airport, Venezuela. |
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Buried |
Warren Cemetery, Gurnee, IL | Warren Cemetery Gurnee, Lake County, IL | |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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http://www.303rdbg.com/pp-42-97272-crash.html
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http://www.303rdbg.com/pp-42-97272-crash.html
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-97272-duchess-daughter/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster; Losses of 8th AF, vol.4.