Marvin R Brayn
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group Headquarters (416th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-22629
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot - Deputy Grp Commander - Group Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron 670th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749833
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-25934
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736223
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron 2911th Bomb Squadron (Provisional)
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: La France Libre, Miss Laid
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 16 April 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Newark, New Jersey | 11 December 1942 | |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Bernay, France | 4 March 1944 | |
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Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
La Ferte Mace, France | 12 August 1944 | WIA in his 55th mission |
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Other Wounded in Action/Purple Heart/Soldier's Medal |
3 miles East of Wethersfield Airfield, UK | 12 August 1944 | Returning from the attack, the plane piloted by Lt Sparling ran out of gas approaching the home base, and in attempting a crash landing, the tail of the fuselage was broken in two, throwing the two gunners, S/Sgt Brayn and Sgt Shaw, from the plane, seriously injuring both. Shock and compound fractures hospitalized both crewmen, resulting in transfer to a Detachment of Patients for eventual transfer back to the United States. S/Sgt Brayn received the Soldier's Medal for his efforts in removing Sgt Shaw to safety, though painfully injured himself. |
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Died |
Valley Streem, New York | 17 October 1981 | |
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Buried |
West Babylon, New York | 20 October 1981 | New Montefiore Cemetery West Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, USA |