Stanley McMillan Brain
MilitaryAssigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x combat missions. Baled out of B-24 41-29572 Scotty 7-Jun-44 after Ju88 intruder damaged aircraft. RTD
Pilot of B-24J 42-50691 with 2123 Base Unit, unable to bale out after mechanical problems forced abandonment of A/C Died non Battle (DNB)
Awards: SS, DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17058501 / O-816784
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17120772
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15127022
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-691906
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36852722
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Minneapolis, MN | 23 July 1918 | Son of Phil Stanley Brain. |
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Enlisted |
Grand Rapids, MI | 12 May 1942 | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Died |
NE of Raymondville, TX | 16 January 1945 | |
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Buried |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN | 18 January 1945 | Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN |
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Other Based |
Harlingen AAF, Texas | Assigned to 2123 Base Unit. | |
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Based |
Mendlesham | Assigned to 18BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://wwiiflighttraining.org/?page_id=574
http://valortovictory.tripod.com/crews/Brain.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/401106/stanley-m-brain
Combat Sup; The Red-tailed Devils from Mendlesham
Data Update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia