Edward Moore Branch Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 342BS, 97BG, 8AF USAAF. 27-Jun-42 B-17 41-9108 'Alabama Exterminator' crash landed on the eastern side of Greenland due to bad weather conditions and radio problems. All crew members left uninjured and rescued. Crew was transitioning to England.
Awards: DFC, AM (9OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Alabama Exterminator
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Memphis, TN | 17 December 1918 | Son of Pauline Long Branch. |
Died |
Grapevine, TX | 25 July 2002 | |
Buried |
Hopewell Cemetery, Normangee, Leon County, TX | 28 July 2002 | Hopewell Cemetery Normangee, Leon County, Texas |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 342BS, 97BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
97th Bomb Group Association, Inc., Roster - June 1, 2000, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hay p.15 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia