Rank and Name, Flight Officer Robert W. Brand.

Unit/Placed in, 489^th Bomber Squadron, 345^th Bomber Group (Medium).

Robert is born approx. 1924 in California.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

Robert enlisted the service in California with service number # T-006574.

Robert’s Crew-members and position on-board the plane a B-25 were,

2^nd Lt.          Wallace C. Pennington        Pilot

F/O              Robert W Brand               Co Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Joseph W. Lurix                Navigator

Sgt.              Lawrence W. Henderson     Engineer

S/Sgt.           George Langer                  Radio Operator

There was no Gunner on the List because it was a Non-Combat Mission.

Robert was KIA because of engine problems they landed on the water (sea)and were attacked by a Japanese Fighter on Aug. 12, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Robert is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

Thanks to http://www.345thbombgroup.org/ Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC, https://abmc.gov

P.O.W. info, Wes Injerd and Dwight Rider, http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html  Air-Force, Rolland Swank NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org

Philippine Scouts Heritage Society,http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/   

Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org    

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