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BREWER, Hugh Hershell Jr - Date of
birth
1 January 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Richard City, Marion County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34493730 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
763rd Bombardment Squadron,
460th 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
16 October 1944 - Place of
death
Deutsch-Wagram, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 13 | 40 |
Immediate family
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Members
Hugh H. Brewer (father)
Nellie P. (Levan) Brewer (mother)
Evelyn Brewer (sister)
William H. Brewer (brother)
Kenneth C. Brewer (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-99798 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Ashean Charley
Destination: Graz, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 9303
More information
S/Sgt Hugh H. Brewer Jr. enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 17 November 1942.1st Lt Walter C. Martin Jr.:
I was flying number five position of the lead box of the third attack unit when we went over the target at Graz, Austria. Lt Berry was flying #42-99798 in number seven position. Over the target the flak was intense and accurate. Just after the bombs were away, Lt Berry’s plane evidently suffered a direct hit as it exploded. I saw only the actual explosion as it was almost instantly out of my line of vision. My left waist gunner reported that the plane had disintegrated.
S/Sgt Roy F. Kragel:
He was in top turret when plane exploded and I deem it impossible for him to have escaped the explosion.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / McDonald Family Tree, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Oct.44.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - njmblejacks / Astrid