Richard Howell Broach

Military
media-27439.jpeg UPL 27439 Colonel Richard H Broach 369FS, 359FG, 8AF.

Object Number - UPL 27439 - Colonel Richard H Broach 369FS, 359FG, 8AF.

Graduated US Military Academy West Point Jan-43. Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Berlin in P-51B 42-106771 'Dotty'. Strafed first a barge and then a train on return journey and took flak hit to oil system, A/C abandoned when oil pressure zeroed out. Prisoner of War (POW). 30-May-44. MACR 5199. Escaped captivity twice, but recaptured.



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Remained in USAF until April 1972, retired with rank of Colonel.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Dotty
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Dotty
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brainerd, MN 56401, USA 21 September 1920

Other

Graduated

West Point, NY, USA 19 January 1943 Graduated United States Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point NY

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 30 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Other

Shot down

Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands 30 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) from escort to Berlin in P-51B 42-106771 'Dotty'. Strafed first a barge and then a train on return journey and took flak hit to oil system, A/C abandoned when oil pressure zeroed out. POW. 30-May-44. MACR 5199.

Died

Solomons, MD, USA 10 August 1981

Born

Otisville, New York

Other

Promoted

Wretham IP24, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Based

East Wretham 30 May 1944 Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

West Point, NY, USA United States Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point Orange County New York, USA

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

Date
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 5199 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Sources

AccidentReports.com, Unit History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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