Wilbur R Brean
Military ROLL OF HONOURCollided with another aircraft 27 May 1944 in target area and crashed at Stein near Pforzheim, Germany in B-17 #42102475. Killed in Action (KIA).
Last seen moving towards controls in an attempt to straighten the plane out so the other crew members could get out. The plane was broken in half at the radio room also right wing was torn off. Believed to no get clear of the plane.
Purple Heart
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
27 May 1944 | ||
Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
27 May 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5162 / MACR 5162; Snetterton Falcons, pg 148-149 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database