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Brandenburg Jack Elwyn

Name:
Jack Elwyn Brandenburg
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-733140
Unit:
552nd Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1944-04-08
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Plot:
E
Row:
6
Grave:
86
Decoration:
Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:

Jack Elwyn Brandenburg was born on August 22, 1918 in El Reno, Oklahoma. He was the son of George Edward Brandenburg and Laura Lou Trotter Brandenburg. He served in the 552nd Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, Medium as a First Lieutenant during World War II. 1LT Brandenburg was Killed in Action on April 8, 1944 and is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. His name is commemorated on a monument located at Great Dunmow, England but his surname is spelled Brandenberg.