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Sgt Daniel L Brick
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Sgt Daniel L Brick Veteran

Birth
New Jersey, USA
Death
16 Apr 1944 (aged 20–21)
At Sea
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Tablets of the Missing
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Daniel was not officially declared as being dead by the military until April 7, 1946. The above date displayed is the actual date that he went missing.

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Daniel served as a Sergeant & Engineer on B-25D-1 "Tinkie" (#41-30315), 500th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 29, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.

Daniel was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-25 didn't return from a bombing mission over Hollandia, New Guinea during the war. He and was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.

Service # 13101958

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Airmen who perished on B-25D (#41-30315)

Anderson, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CA
Bidgood, Robert B ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Brick, Daniel L ~ Sgt, Engineer, MD
Hooper, Edward E ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CO
Murphy, William ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Waggle, James A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA

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April 16, 1944 was known as "Black Sunday" for the Air Force. A total of "37" planes were destroyed or missing & another "9" were damaged due to the weather (severe thunderstorms).

" Click Here " for a listing of all Airmen lost on Black Sunday.


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Bio, crew report & listing by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

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Previously added to record (Source Unknown)

Lt James A Waggle, Pilot; Lt Robert B Bidgood, Co-pilot; Lt Edward E Hooper, Navigator; S/Sgt Harold W Anderson, Gunner; Ire Sgt William Murphy, Radio Operator; and SGT DANIEL L BRICK, Engineer/Gunner, were lost on Black Sunday, April 16, 1944. They were noted as officially missing the following year. They were members of the 500th Bomb Squadron of the 345th Bomb Group and were in the B-25, “Tinkie.” Sgt Brick was from Baltimore.

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Daniel was not officially declared as being dead by the military until April 7, 1946. The above date displayed is the actual date that he went missing.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Daniel served as a Sergeant & Engineer on B-25D-1 "Tinkie" (#41-30315), 500th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 29, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a mechanic and also as Single, without dependents.

Daniel was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-25 didn't return from a bombing mission over Hollandia, New Guinea during the war. He and was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.

Service # 13101958

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Airmen who perished on B-25D (#41-30315)

Anderson, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CA
Bidgood, Robert B ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Brick, Daniel L ~ Sgt, Engineer, MD
Hooper, Edward E ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CO
Murphy, William ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Waggle, James A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

April 16, 1944 was known as "Black Sunday" for the Air Force. A total of "37" planes were destroyed or missing & another "9" were damaged due to the weather (severe thunderstorms).

" Click Here " for a listing of all Airmen lost on Black Sunday.


~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Bio, crew report & listing by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Previously added to record (Source Unknown)

Lt James A Waggle, Pilot; Lt Robert B Bidgood, Co-pilot; Lt Edward E Hooper, Navigator; S/Sgt Harold W Anderson, Gunner; Ire Sgt William Murphy, Radio Operator; and SGT DANIEL L BRICK, Engineer/Gunner, were lost on Black Sunday, April 16, 1944. They were noted as officially missing the following year. They were members of the 500th Bomb Squadron of the 345th Bomb Group and were in the B-25, “Tinkie.” Sgt Brick was from Baltimore.

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  • Maintained by: MAJ Jimmy Cotton
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56772275/daniel_l-brick: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt Daniel L Brick (1923–16 Apr 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56772275, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).