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Carl A. Brandler

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Carl A. Brandler Veteran

Birth
Texas, USA
Death
4 May 1942 (aged 24)
Burial
Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Merchant Marine - World War II
Lost at Sea

On Monday May 4, 1942, the SS Munger T. Ball was carrying 65,000 barrels of gasoline when German U-Boat U507 torpedoed and shelled her causing the ship to burst into flames. Carl was one of thirty crewmen who were trapped and burned to death; only 4 crewmen survived.
Merchant Marine - World War II
Lost at Sea

On Monday May 4, 1942, the SS Munger T. Ball was carrying 65,000 barrels of gasoline when German U-Boat U507 torpedoed and shelled her causing the ship to burst into flames. Carl was one of thirty crewmen who were trapped and burned to death; only 4 crewmen survived.


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