Bracken, George M. "Red"

Men of Mount Carmel who died in World War II

Date of birth:: 1922 (Cook County/Illinois, United States)
Date of death:: April 27th, 1944 (Colchester/Essex, United Kingdom)
Buried on:: Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: F. Row: 7. Grave: 16.
Service number:: 16080510 / O-814642
Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Class of 1938. Cisca 2 & 3; Intramural basketball & baseball 1,2,3 & 4; Bantamweight football 1. Entered the service from Illinois on 4 August 1942. Died of his wounds days after bailing out during a training mission in Immelman manoeuvre. Son of George M Bracken.

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Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 2nd Lieutenant
Unit:: 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, U.S. Army Air Forces

Pilot Wing

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

Photo 1: Terry Stadler
- Stadler, T., Men of Mount Carmel: Remembering Those Who Died in World War II
- George M. Bracken Jr. | American Battle Monuments Commission