Virgil Lee Brockel
Military
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Glen Potter (E), Bennie Burrows (B), Ellis Beymer (N), Stanley Barron Jr (CP), Robert Barraclough (P), T/Sgt Harold Perrine (RO).
Front L-R: S/Sgt's Virgil Brockel (BTG), Elmer Rylander (NTG), Paul Romeo (TTG), Gordon Manveg (TG).
Object Number - UPL 56686 - Barraclough crew, 490BG Rear L-R: T/Sgt Glen Potter (E), Bennie Burrows (B), Ellis Beymer (N), Stanley Barron Jr (CP), Robert Barraclough (P),...
Assigned to 851BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Barraclough crew. Completed 30 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13030849 / O-789124
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Portal, ND | 8 September 1923 | Son of Jacob and May V. [Guinn] Brockel. |
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Died |
24 September 2020 | ||
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Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Le Mars, Plymouth County, IA | 27 September 2020 | Calvary Cemetery Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History
