Thomas J Brannan
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Vollradisroda in B-17 #446304
Technical Sergeant Thomas J. Brannan was born August 16, 1920. His next of kin was his mother, Nellie Brannan, and his sister, Genevieve Brannan. His hometown was Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
TSGT Brannan was the Radio Operator aboard B-17 tail #44-6304 of the 305th Bomb Group, 422nd Bomb Squadron, when it crashed over Vollradisroda, Germany, on August 16, 1944, which was his 24th birthday. Of the crew of ten on board, only the pilot, 2nd LT Darrell V. Betz, survived.
Brannan is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Aptos, CA, USA | 16 August 1920 | Technical Sergeant Thomas J. Brannan was born August 16, 1920. His hometown was Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. |
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Died |
99441 Vollradisroda, Germany | 16 August 1944 | TSGT Brannan was the Radio Operator aboard B-17 tail #44-6304 of the 305th Bomb Group, 422nd Bomb Squadron, when it crashed over Vollradisroda, Germany, on August 16, 1944, which was his 24th birthday. Of the crew of ten on board, only the pilot, 2nd LT Darrell V. Betz, survived. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 16 August 1944 |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8436 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database