Robert P Elliot

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media-30656.jpeg UPL 30656 Donald J Broadbent and crew flew a war weary B-17 home to the USA from Scotland, February 1945. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 30656 - Donald J Broadbent and crew flew a war weary B-17 home to the USA from Scotland, February 1945.

35 missions from 8 August to 6 December 1944.



AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster European Campaign Medal w/ 3 Battle Stars/ WW II Victory Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Donald J Broadbent

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Hugh Brooks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13011195
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Ruperto O Casillas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Walter W Donnelly

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Joseph F Gaffney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Francisco, California 28 December 1922

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

"The History of the 487th Bomb Group" - Ivo De Jong
Page 313

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
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"The History of the 487th Bomb Group" - Ivo De Jong

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.487thBG.org roster / self

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