John A Brockman

Military
media-17233.jpeg UPL 17233 Crew #782/490
Jack H. Hague Crew
466th BG - 787th and 784th Bomb Squadrons

Standing Left to Right: John H. Bordagaray (G), William C. Keiper (R/O), Jesse C. LeBlanc (FE), John A. Brockman (G), Kenneth M. Anderson (G), Leonard Badolate (G)

Kneeling Left to Right: Jack H. Hague (P), Edward H. Jones (CP), James Denny (N), James L. Valentine (B)

Denny didn't fly combat with the crew. He was replaced by David W. Levy.
This crew flew six missions with the 787th BS and then trained as a lead crew and flew five additional missions in that capacity with the 784th BS.
21 January 1945 - 28 February 1945 - 787th BS tour
17 Mach 1945 - 18 April 1945 - 784th BS tour

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 17233 - Crew #782/490 Jack H. Hague Crew 466th BG - 787th and 784th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: John H. Bordagaray (G), William C. Keiper...

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-789066
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gran Slam
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bottle Butt's Buggy
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Huckle de Buck
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron 863rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Casey Creek, KY 42728, USA 16 August 1920

Enlisted

Peoria, IL, USA 16 July 1942

Died

Springfield, IL, USA 25 March 2013 John A. Brockman, 92, of Springfield, died at 5:20 a.m., Monday, March 25, 2013, at Memorial Medical Center. He was born August 16, 1920, in Casey Creek, KY, to Sam Coy and Minnie Jones Brockman. He married Juanita Handley on October 31, 1959, and she survives. Also surviving are one son, Jeffrey ; three grandchildren: ; one brother, Carey and several nieces and nephews. His parents; two sisters, Sara Barbee and Emma Fisher; and one brother, Lucien Brockman, preceded him in death. John was a US Army Air Force Veteran serving during WWII. He served in Coast Artillery, then the Army Air Force Defensive Home Measures with the Coast Artillery. He served as Active Aerial Gunner with the 8th Air Force in Europe. He was a member of Southern View Chapel and American Legion Post 32. He was a salesman and warehouse manager for Hammond Sheet Metal Company for over thirty-two years. He later worked for the Illinois Secretary State as a security guard. Burial will follow at Camp Butler National Cemetery with Sangamon County Interveterans Burial Detail conducting military honors.

Buried

Springfield, IL, USA 31 March 2013 Camp Butler National Cemetery Springfield Sangamon County Illinois, USA
Pleasant Plains, IL 62677, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p 343

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