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Personal info

Full name
BRICK, Thomas B
Date of birth
10 July 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Queens, Queens County, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
O-798070
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Navigator
Unit
336th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 July 1943
Place of death
Kiel-Gaarden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 37 25

Immediate family

Members
Maurice Brick (father)
Anne (Mulhall) Brick (mother)
John T. Brick (brother)
Maurice J. Brick (brother)
William V. Brick (brother)
Edward F. Brick (brother)
Grace T. Brick (sister)
Robert Brick (brother)
Helen E. Brick (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-3277
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Krupp Germaniawerft U-boat yards
MACR: 194

More information

2nd Lt Thomas B Brick attended St Joseph's Seminary in Callicoon, New York. He was working on Wall Street before he enlisted in February 1942.

"In the raid over Kiel, July 25, 1943, we observed that Aircraft No. 42-3277 was hit by anti-aircraft fire between #3 and #4 engines, half-rolled over, out of formation, and went down. It seemed possible that it could have levelled off; however, this is not a certainty. The hit occurred directly over the target, Kiel, about 1650 hours, and flying at an altitude of 22,600 ft. Two chutes were seen to leave the ship."
- Statement of Paul E. Perceful, FO, Robert L. Mytinger, 2nd Lt, and Harry Moore, S/Sgt.

Nine crew members were killed, and one was taken prisoner. The killed crew members were initially buried at the Garnison Cemetery of Kiel on 28 July 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWIImemorial, Ancestry, Fold3, 1930 US Census

Photo source: WWIImemorial, Helen M. Wood, Peter Schouteten