Brasiel, Frank William

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Brasiel, Frank William ‡ ⇗
Rank	Private / Corporal
Serial Number	38153736 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 547th Bomb Squadron Unit History, effective 18 January 1943.
Duty	Ground Crew
MOS	747 - Airplane and Engine Mechanic
Last Duty Date	TBD
Results	TBD
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 24 December 1919 Appointed Private First Class effective 1 March 1943 per 547th Bomb Squadron March 1943 Payroll Roster. Appointed Corporal per Special Orders #79, paragraph 6, Headquarters 384th Bombardment Group, Wendover Field, Utah dated 1 April 1943.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 43-06-12-502⇓ (29.679 MB)

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 0 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
--	12 June 1943	None Non-combat sortie	Observer	42‑30131⇗	Involved in a collision with aircraft 42‑30036 on short final while landing at Grafton Underwood after a training mission. Pilot of 42‑30036 (2Lt Ellwood Kowalski) executed a pull-up maneuver upon observing red light from control tower and struck aircraft 42‑30131 which was just above. All five crew aboard Kowalski's aircraft were killed: crew aboard Lt Witt's aircraft survived uninjured. Aircraft 42‑30036 was not following established traffic pattern prior to collision. Sortie Report⇗

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