Inscription
IN MEMORY OF
SGT. THOMAS N. BRAUN
1924-1944
873 SQD. V.H. 498TH BOMB GRP.
73RD WING, 20TH A.F. U.S.A.A.F.
FIRST B-29 SQUARDON IN THE
MARIANAS ISLANDS, WORLD WAR II
ON DEC. 3, 1944, THE TARGET, 357,
NAKAJIMA MUSASHIMA ENGINE PLANT
AT TOKYO HAD BEEN BAOMBED. ONE
ENGINE WAS OUT AND AN OIL LEAK IN
ANOTHER AS A RESULT OF FIGHTER
ATTACKS. HIS PLANE CRASHED IN
THE SEA 150 MILES SOUTH OF JAPAN.
THE ENTIRE CREW WAS LOST.
AWARDED TEH AIR MEDAL AND
PURPLE HEART POSTHUMOUSLY.
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