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Year of Birth
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Sgt Stephen Willcox-Deceased
to remember
Brine, Donald Edward, SSgt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Hanson |
Last Address
Kadena Air Base, Okinawa
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Casualty Date
Sep 08, 1950 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Sea |
Location
Okinawa |
Conflict
Korean War |
Location of Interment
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Last Known Activity
"Staff Sergeant Brine was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing based at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. On September 8, 1950, while returning from a bombing mission over Korea, his aircraft crashed into the East China Sea five miles north of Okinawa, killing eight crew members. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial...Source: American Battle Monuments Commission, The Korean War Honor Roll, http://www.abmc.gov
Aircraft Number: 42-94072
In addition to SSgt Brine, Capt Nathan C. Haynes, Jr, 1Lt John J Jackson, SSgt Clarence S Kates, MSgt Jack E Kennedy, SSgt Otha P Stanley, SSgt Charles Wade and SGt Leon C Strieff were listed as KIA. Three other crewmembers were rescued.
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Comments/Citation
"Name: Donald E. Brine
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1919
Gender: Male
Home City: Hanson
Home State: Massachusetts
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 8 Sep 1950
Processed Date: Nov 1976
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile-Killed
Casualty Cause: Aircraft Loss/Crash at Sea
Casualty Air: Fixed Wing Air Casualty-Other Aircrew
Service Branch: US Air Force
Component: Regular
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Pay Grade: Staff Sergeant"
Source: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957, Ancestry.com
"Name: Donald E Brine
Inducted From: Massachusetts
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Combat Organization: 371st Bomber Squadron
Death Date: 8 Sep 1950
Monument: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart, Air Medal"
Source: World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas, Ancestry.com
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