Carroll Dayle Briscoe

Military
media-27428.jpeg UPL 27428 Capt Carroll D “Dale” Briscoe (ex 306th BG). 2nd tour with 1st Scouting Force.

Object Number - UPL 27428 - Capt Carroll D “Dale” Briscoe (ex 306th BG). 2nd tour with 1st Scouting Force.

He reported to group on 15 Jan 1943. He was the 35th Officer to complete 25 missions. Reported on 05 Feb 1945 with the 2AF weather scouts. Retired as a Colonel from the USAF in 1972.



Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (6OLC), LOM, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean Medal.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-661626
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-790271
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38174915
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12073183
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-661979
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot & Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Audrey aka Joan of Arc
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Carroll Jun
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

9 February 1921 Son of Bertha Lee [Gore] Briscoe

Enlisted

22 August 1941

Based

15 January 1943 Assigned to 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

5 February 1945 Special Duty 1st Scouting Force.

Died

15 February 2009

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorcameronmartz
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I am Col. Briscoe's grandson and have all of his official records.

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Contributorcameronmartz
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I am Col. Briscoe's grandson and have all of his official records.

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Contributorcameronmartz
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I am Col. Briscoe's grandson and have all of his official records.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, First Over Germany pg. 76, 91, 105-108, 145, & 150, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…

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