| Name | Brazeal, Garnett Harold |
| Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 17097985 |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #78 dated 26 April 1944, effective 26 April 1944. |
| Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 28 July 1944 |
| Results | Completed Combat Tour |
| Additional Information |
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| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Rucker, David Leroy⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| Flt. Ofcr. Lippert, John Joseph⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| Flt. Ofcr. Wehrman, James Butler⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| SGT. Brown, Steve (NMI)⇗ | Nose Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Marchini, Orland Victor⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Brazeal, Garnett Harold | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Bugaj, Steve (NMI), Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| PVT. Leonard, Clifford (NMI)⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Clark, Dale Arthur⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104⇗ | 9 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Thionville, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 105⇗ | 11 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 106⇗ | 12 May 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑107057⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back when #2 supercharger failed. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 107⇗ | 13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, high composite group, 41st CBW. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 109⇗ | 19 May 1944 |
Target: Unidentified Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 111⇗ | 21 May 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (Supergun Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Mimoyecques, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑107083⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group A Flying Spare. Joined formation. Ground Spare aircraft; replaced 42‑37776. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 117⇗ | 28 May 1944 |
Target: Junkers Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Dessau, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 119⇗ | 29 May 1944 |
Target: Focke-Wulf Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Krzesiny District, Poznań, Poland |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 122⇗ | 2 June 1944 |
Target: Gun Battery with six 155mm guns, Tactical Support Type: Military Location: Hardelot (5 miles S of Boulogne), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 124⇗ | 3 June 1944 |
Target: Coastal Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Le Touquet, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 126⇗ | 5 June 1944 |
Target: Field Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: La Fosse, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 129⇗ | 6 June 1944 |
Target: Highway Choke Point in City of Caen Type: Transportation Location: Caen, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37792⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 130⇗ | 7 June 1944 |
Target: Transportation Hub Type: Military Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 131⇗ | 8 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D) Type: Transportation Location: Orleans, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41D Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Bombed Primary Target. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 132⇗ | 10 June 1944 |
Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nantes & Vannes, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 133⇗ | 12 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W Type: Transportation Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 134⇗ | 13 June 1944 |
Target: Dreux Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97139⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Stansted, Essex, on return, due to bad weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 135⇗ | 14 June 1944 |
Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Wing, Lead Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 137⇗ | 16 June 1944 |
Target: Athies Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Laon, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑107121⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Group. Turned back over England because they could not find the formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 139⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 140⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 141⇗ | 20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 142⇗ | 21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 144⇗ | 22 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Lille (Fives district), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 145⇗ | 24 June 1944 |
Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 146⇗ | 25 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge & Embankment Type: Transportation Location: Sens, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102500⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 147⇗ | 27 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Storage Depot) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Saint-Martin-L'Hortier, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, 41st B section. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 148⇗ | 28 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Juvincourt (Juvincourt-et-Damary), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group, 41st A wing. Landed away at Wattisham, AAF Station 377, on return due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 150⇗ | 4 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dreux (Conches-en-Ouche), France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97273⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, high group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 151⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 152⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Blanc Pignon Ferme, Cléty, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑107058⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 153⇗ | 7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group, 41st A wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 154⇗ | 8 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Renescure, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 155⇗ | 11 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97142⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back because of an oxygen system problem. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 156⇗ | 12 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102501⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |