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BRADY, Michael Harry - Date of
birth
8 October 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Payne, Paulding County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-707839 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
96th Troop Carrier Squadron,
440th Troop Carrier Group
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 December 1944 - Place of
death
Four miles west of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 14 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry M. Brady (father)
Miriam (Casselman) Brady (mother)
Morris A. Brady (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-100910 -
Data
Type: C-47A
Destination: Bastogne, Belgium
Mission: Glider tow
MACR: 11314
More information
1st Lt Michael H. Brady graduated from Payne High School in 1941. He attended Notre Dame University.He enlisted in 1943 and was sent overseas in February 1944. He participated in the invasion of Normandy, southern France and the Netherlands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com, Toledo Blade - 10 April 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Family Brady, Fort Wayne News Sentinel - 6 April 1945