William Clyde Bramlett
Military
Object Number - UPL 83322 - 1st Lt William C. Bramlett
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Aboard B-17 42-102951 25-Aug-44 Wounded in Action (WIA). Completed 35 combat missions. Was part of the 1st bombing raid on Berlin. He airlifted supplies to the Polish resistance during the battle of Warsaw and was sent 1 Polish medal fifty years later.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory. (Polish AF Cross, Polish Home Army medal)
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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: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14160809 / O-813546
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
18 January 1919 | Son of John Burton and Minnie Lee Baity Bramlett. | |
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Enlisted |
1 October 1942 | Atlanta Georgia | |
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Died |
14 December 2006 | ||
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Buried |
Kennesaw Memorial Park Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, | 16 December 2006 | InterredKennesaw Memorial Park Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia |
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Based |
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Georgia Chapter 8th AFHS 1998 Directory/Atlants World War II Roundtable Directory
