Donald Eugene Brent
Military ROLL OF HONOURB-24 PILOT OF #42-50324
A. L. DESTRO II
Killed in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #42-50324 'Eileen'.
Awards: DFC, AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31266268
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Eileen
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Washington County, Idaho, USA | 22 December 1916 | |
Died |
27 September 1944 | ||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 27 September 1944 |
Revisions
Updated his middle name and Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56357273.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56357273/donald-eugene-brent
Changed the label for a POW event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".
Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124, ABMC, MACR 9388, 2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9388 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database