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Personal info

Full name
BRECHT, Victor Douglas
Date of birth
12 September 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Homestead, Barton County, Kansas.
Hometown
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37500292
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Waist Gunner
Unit
546th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 July 1944
Place of death
South of Grünwald, south of Munich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 7 12

Immediate family

Members
John N. Brecht (father)
Grace (Brooks) Brecht (mother)
Doris R. Brecht (sister)
Bonnie J. Brecht (sister)
John K. Brecht (brother)
Virginia M. Brecht (wife)
Gary D. Brecht (son)

Plane data

Serial number
42-97273
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Aces and Ates
Destination: Munich, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 7568

More information

The airplane was hit by flak immediately after bombs away. It exploded a few thousand feet below the formation.

Five crew members were taken prisoner, and four men were killed.

He was initially buried at the cemetery of Grünwald on 14 July 1944.


Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, http://www.8thafhs.com,
Photo source: www.384thbombgroup.com - Seth Schroer (nephew)