Virgil Louis Brave
MilitaryAssigned to the 34th Bomb Group on 1 April 1944 in Blythe California.
Completed 33 missions as part of Leon Salverson's crew from 25 May 1944 to 16 August 1944, including 2 missions on 6 June 1944 (D-Day)
Brave was considerably older than the rest of his flight crew.
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Units served with
People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Tiger Rag
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 451st Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron 725th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Generator Jenny
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 652nd Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron 860th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sunshine Rose
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wood River, Illinois | 12 December 1909 | |
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Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri | 10 November 1942 | |
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Died |
Bethalto, Illinois | 26 September 1998 | |
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Buried |
Rose Lawn Memory Gardens, Bethalto, Illinois | ||
| Bethalto, Illinois | |||
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Based |
Mendlesham |