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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| 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 |