Richard Coll Brackney
Military
Object Number - UPL 36965 - T/Sgt Richard C Brackney 366BS, 305BG, 8AF.
Completed 23 bombing missions/last detail was 'Project Casey Jones' when 'Laura' B-17G H # 44-8796 crashed into Hochvogel Mountain in Germany and Austria (Swabia portion of Bavarian Alps), While on ferry mission from St. Trond, Belgium to Lechfeld Air Base in Germany.
Air Medal, Presidential Certificate
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner, Aerial Engineer/Gunner, & flight instructor prior to combat tours
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Laura
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
11 October 1925 | ||
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Enlisted |
8 February 1943 | ||
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Died |
14 December 1945 | Ferrying to Lechfeld aboard B-17 44-8796, Germany Killed in Service (KIS) | |
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Buried |
Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery Lawrenceville, Allegheny County, PA | ||
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Based |
14 December 1945 | Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / relative, MACR 15033, http://www.fold3.com/image/63595689/">http://www.fold3.com/image/63595689/>
