William H Brandon
MilitaryLt. William H. Brandon took part in Operation Tidal Wave, flying the B-24D Liberator, 41-23817, to Ploesti, Romania. 1 Aug 1943,
Aircraft, 42-63971, Helen Hywater, was damaged over Norway. Landed in Sweden. Interned. INT-SWE. 18 Nov 43.
Deputy Grp. Cmdr, A-3, 2nd Aiv Div . Retired from service in 1969
DSC/ DFC/ AM with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Nashville, Tennessee | 24 July 1917 | |
Other Interned |
18 November 1943 |
Revisions
Removed punctuation from aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45