Douglas Howard Bratcher (1918-1953) - Find a Grave Memorial

Douglas Howard Bratcher Veteran

Birth

19 May 1918

Nocona, Montague County, Texas, USA

Death

3 Dec 1953 (aged 35)

Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA

Burial

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map

Plot

Sec: 8, Site: 5429-A

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Lt. Col. Bratcher was killed with three other airmen in the explosion of a straetojet bomber plane. The explosion occurred during or just after the bomber was refueled in midair.

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AF United States Air Force

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Parents

Benjamin Clay Bratcher

1869–1918
Mary Hanlin Griner Bratcher

1880–1927

Siblings

Mabel Katherine "Kate" Bratcher Wells

1903–1976
Anna Laura Bratcher Hall

1905–1992
Benjamin Coe Bratcher

1908–1983
James Rowland Bratcher

1910–1986
2LT Carey E. Bratcher

1915–1943

Half Siblings

Thomas Mathew Bratcher

1891–1959
Mary Elizabeth Bratcher Timberlake

1892–1982
Wilton William Bratcher

1897–1982
Otis Andrew Bratcher

1898–1978
Nancy Pearl "Nannie" Bratcher Williams

1900–1964

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Benjamin Clay Bratcher

Mary Hanlin Griner Bratcher

Mabel Katherine "Kate" Bratcher Wells

Anna Laura Bratcher Hall

Benjamin Coe Bratcher

James Rowland Bratcher

2LT Carey E. Bratcher

Thomas Mathew Bratcher

Mary Elizabeth Bratcher Timberlake

Wilton William Bratcher

Otis Andrew Bratcher

Nancy Pearl "Nannie" Bratcher Williams

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