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BRANT, Dale Eugene - Date of
birth
10 June 1920 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Carlisle, Fillmore County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Hammond, Nuckolls County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-767427 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Merseburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 28 | 40 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles R. Brant (father)
Bessie L. (Moore) Brant (mother)
Donald A. Brant (brother)
Naomi L. Brant (sister)
Frank W. Brant (brother)
Margaret G. Brant (sister)
Aleta K. Brant (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38202 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Miss Slip Stream
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Boming of the oil refinery
MACR: 10145
More information
1st Lt Dale E. Brant worked in his father's company.S/Sgt Russell L. Waggoner:
We were flying at approximately 27,500 feet altitude just after bombs away. Aircraft B-17G, 43-38202, was hit during the first attack by one or more enemy fighters. At this time we were under fighter attack and when I again had time to observe what I believe to have been aircraft 43-38202 it had peeled off low and to the right of the formation. I believe that there was a small fire in the left wing. When last observed subject aircraft seemed to be under control. No parachutes were seen to come from the ship.
2nd Lt Charles R. Hackstock:
He bailed out from the escape hatch. I believed his left shoulder had been injured. I believe he was killed by German civilians.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Marilyn Sanner Klein
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dave Hansen, www.newspapers.com – Lincoln Evening Journal - 7 February 1944, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 44-B Hemet, California.