Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic
Last AFSC Group
Ordnance/Maintenance (Enlisted)
Service Years
1950 - 1954
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Personal Details
Home State
Illinois
Year of Birth 1931
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to remember
Brattin, Darrell Leroy, A1C.
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Contact Info
Home Town Kankakee
Last Address Laurens, SC
Date of Passing Jul 03, 2010
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From Patriot Guard Riders:
His was the world of the F4U Corsair and the P-51 Mustang.......side by side with the P-80 Shooting Star and the feared F-86 Sabre.
Darrell Leroy Brattin was an Airman in Korea. He didn't fly the planed but his work kept them flying. And if those aircraft didn't fly then hundreds, if not thousands, of American Soldiers and Marines would be in peril. And it is for that dedicated service that he has earned honor.
The family of Mr. Brattin has requested the presence of the South Carolina Patriot Guard at his service on Wednesday. I wish we could have a F-86 flyby. It would be fitting.
Wednesday 07 JUL 10
Staging Time: 1230
Staging Location: Northside Baptist Church
818 Northside Church Road
Laurens SC 29360
Map: http://tinyurl.com/Brattin
Briefing Time:1250
Mission Description: Establish flag line by 1300 (1:00pm) as family receives friends prior to service. Hold flag line until service begins at 1400. No Escort. No Graveside Service.
Weather: HOT. Partly Cloudy and lower 90's at mission start. Mid 90's by 1400.
Ride Captain: Steam - Randy Stevens
steam@patriotguard.org
864-344-6002
He served four years for this free America. A lot of it in a place he didin't want to be. I'm hoping there are a few Patriots who will spend some time on Wednesday to honor that.
Steam
Randy Stevens
South Carolina Senior Ride Captain
Patriot Guard Riders www.patriotguard.org
864-344-6002
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From Kennedy Mortuary:
Date:
October 13th, 1931 - July 3rd, 2010
Obituary:
Daryl LeRoy Brattin, 78, husband of June Poole Brattin, of 4580 Hwy 49, died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at his home. Born in Kankakee, IL, he was a son of the late Gladys Smith Brattin. Mr. Brattin was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He retired from General Motors and was a member of the United Auto Workers. Surviving in addition to his wife are six children, David Lee Brattin of Bradley, IL, Danny Ray Brattin and wife Karla of Cape Coral, FL, Judith Ann Bolt and husband Richard of Cottonwood, AZ, Vernon Roy Brattin and wife Linda of Bradley, IL, Royce Furman Brattin and wife Dannette of Bourbonnais, IL, and Amy Rebecca Rydberg of Bradley, IL; one sister Rita Smith of Limestone, IL; twenty grandchildren, three which were raised in the home, Ian Boger, Sierra Thompson and Slater Thompson; and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be 2:00pm Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at Northside Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Ronnie Blackwell. The family will be at the residence and will receive friends one hour before the service at the church.
Visitations:
12:45PM to 2:00PM on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 at Northside Baptist Church (map/driving directions)
Description The Korean War; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) began when North Korea invaded South Korea. The United Nations, with the United States as the principal force, came to the aid of South Korea. China came to the aid of North Korea, and the Soviet Union gave some assistance.
Korea was ruled by Japan from 1910 until the closing days of World War II. In August 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, as a result of an agreement with the United States, and liberated Korea north of the 38th parallel. U.S. forces subsequently moved into the south. By 1948, as a product of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, Korea was split into two regions, with separate governments. Both governments claimed to be the legitimate government of all of Korea, and neither side accepted the border as permanent. The conflict escalated into open warfare when North Korean forces—supported by the Soviet Union and China—moved into the south on 25 June 1950. On that day, the United Nations Security Council recognized this North Korean act as invasion and called for an immediate ceasefire. On 27 June, the Security Council adopted S/RES/83: Complaint of aggression upon the Republic of Korea and decided the formation and dispatch of the UN Forces in Korea. Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force, with the United States providing 88% of the UN's military personnel.
After the first two months of the conflict, South Korean forces were on the point of defeat, forced back to the Pusan Perimeter. In September 1950, an amphibious UN counter-offensive was launched at Inchon, and cut off many of the North Korean troops. Those that escaped envelopment and capture were rapidly forced back north all the way to the border with China at the Yalu River, or into the mountainous interior. At this point, in October 1950, Chinese forces crossed the Yalu and entered the war. Chinese intervention triggered a retreat of UN forces which continued until mid-1951.
After these reversals of fortune, which saw Seoul change hands four times, the last two years of conflict became a war of attrition, with the front line close to the 38th parallel. The war in the air, however, was never a stalemate. North Korea was subject to a massive bombing campaign. Jet fighters confronted each other in air-to-air combat for the first time in history, and Soviet pilots covertly flew in defense of their communist allies.
The fighting ended on 27 July 1953, when an armistice was signed. The agreement created the Korean Demilitarized Zone to separate North and South Korea, and allowed the return of prisoners. However, no peace treaty has been signed, and the two Koreas are technically still at war. Periodic clashes, many of which are deadly, have continued to the present.
