8. | BRASFIELD, Herman Leo was born on 24 Apr 1917 in Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, USA (son of BRASFIELD, Jasper Lee and DONALDSON, Laura Jerusha); died on 12 Sep 1981 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA; was buried on 24 Sep 1981 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA. Notes:
Herman hitchhiked and rode rails to California at age 19, then returned and in 1938 Jasper (59), Laura (56) and 3 children - Herman (21) , Sibyl (19), and Helen (20) made the trip from Arkansas to California (according to Sibyl Brasfield 7/2000). Did not mention Dorothy (25) or Fred (13). Fred signed up for the Civilian Convservation Corps (CCC) in 1935.
Herman spent 8 months in Germany 6/1945 - 1/1946, possibly in Kastle, Germany. Later spent brief time in Japan after WWII.
893rd Air Engineer Squadron
475th Air Services Group
8th Army Air Force
Burtonwood, Warrington, WA5, UK
Between Liverpool and Manchester
Buried:
Ashes spread in Puget Sound - offshore from West Seattle
Herman married MARQUISS, Lois Marie on 18 Aug 1939 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA. Lois (daughter of MARQUISS, Frank Clifford and GILKISON, Anna Eliza) was born on 22 May 1921 in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India; died on 12 Dec 2012 in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA; was buried on 12 Sep 2014 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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