James Nelson Branum
Military
"Hoover"
38444377
Find-A-Grave Memorial # 54474581
Object Number - UPL 52092 - James Nelson Branum "Hoover" 38444377
Assigned to 786BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by fighters and flak and landed in Sweden on 21-Jun-44 in B-24 'Lvly Ldy's Avngr' 44-40093. Interned (INT)
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Manila, AR 72442, USA | 28 January 1923 | Son of Mollie [Moore] Lay. |
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Enlisted |
12 January 1943 | ||
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Other Interned (INT) |
Bulltofta, Kirseberg, Malmö, Sweden | 21 June 1944 | Interned (INT) |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
25 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
9 August 1997 | ||
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Buried |
Manila Cemetery Manila Mississippi County AR | 12 August 1997 | Manila Cemetery Manila Mississippi County Arkansas, USA |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6164 / MACR6164 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
