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Personal info

Full name
BREMER, Glenn A
Date of birth
31 July 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Nourton County, Kansas
Hometown
Hamilton County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
O-757766
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Navigator
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 May 1944
Place of death
Kamberg/Taunus, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 2 18

Immediate family

Members
Fred A. Bremer (father)
Gladys L. (Nelson) Bremer (mother)
Pattie Bremer (sister)
Gertrude (Story) Bremer (wife)
Glenn Bremer (son)

Plane data

Serial number
42-97382
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Brux, Czechoslovakia
MACR: 4859

More information

A/C 382 collided with 452 while 452 was trying to avoid an exploding A/C. Both ships went down in flames, 12 to 15 chutes were reported.
Lt Glenn A. Bremer entered the Army Air Corps November 1, 1942. He trained at Santa Ana, California, Phoenix, Arizona and received his Wings at Mather Field, Sacramento, California. Further training at Rapid City, S.D. He served in Africa, England and Western Europe.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com U.S. School Yearbook / Lewis Family Tree

Photo source: Fred, www.findagrave.com, U.S. School Yearbook