The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Eugene Virgil Brommelsiek
Rank
Major, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
July 24, 1953
Major Brommelsiek was a crew member of a B-47 Stratojet stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base near Columbus, Ohio. On July 24, 1953, the aircraft was flying "touch and go" landings, when it swerved off the runway, crashed and burned.