William H Brandon

Military

Lt. 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



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Units served with

Two airmen of the 466th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation
The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Suzy Q
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Helen Hywater
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

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Born

Nashville, Tennessee 24 July 1917

Other

Interned

18 November 1943

Revisions

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Removed punctuation from aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo

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MACR 1377

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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 / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45