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BRINE, Robert John - Date of
birth
9 December 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Essex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-824090 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
347th Bombardment Squadron,
99th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 28 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Phillip A. Brine (father)
Katharine F. Brine (mother)
William C. Brine (brother)
Katharine L. Brine (sister)
Philip Brine (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6268 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Regensburg O/S, Germany
MACR: 11276
More information
1st Lt Robert J Brine graduated from Cranston High School in 1940. He was employed at General Electric as a draftsman.Statement of Captain Thomas F. Ranlinson:
"I was pilot of A/C #8264 flying loan of .. squadron. A/C #6268 was flying 32 position in the squadron. At approximately 1125, we were west of the Udine area, just starting across the Alps. A/C #6268 called me and said his #2 engine was throwing a lot of oil, and he was going to feather the prop and turn back. I called and asked if he wanted fighter escort, and he said no, he was going to fly in the clouds on the way back and would not need escort. I watched A/C #6268 peel out of formation and noticed that he had not feathered any prop. That is the last I saw or heard of A/C #6268. "
His brother, William C. Brine, is also buried at Ardennes Cemetery.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Yearbook George Field (Illinois), Class 44-B via Daniel Bon, www.findagrave.com - Bonnie Kehoe-Gove