Robert Elliot
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 487th Bomb Group
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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Flew 34 missions as part of 'Elliots' Idiots' crew
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 487th Bomb Group
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
Group
The 487th Bomb Group began operations as preparations for D-Day were reaching their crescendo and played their part by bombing airfields in northern France. Like the 486th Bomb Group, the 487th switched to B-17 Flying Fortress for missions from 1...
Squadron
Military site : airfield
Lavenham was built as a standard USAAF bomber airfield, with fifty hardstandings, T2 hangars and 2,000 and 1,400 feet runways. John Laing and Son Ltd. carried out the work in 1943, and the airfield opened in April 1944. The 487th Bomb Group occupied...
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Northfield, MN 55057, USA | 24 July 1923 |
Lived in | Cerro Gordo County, IA, USA | 1943 |
Enlisted | Lemay, MO 63125, USA | 2 February 1943 |
Jefferson Barracks |
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Died | Urbandale, IA, USA | 8 October 2009 |
onald James Broadbent, 86, passed from this life on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, October 12, 2009 at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Des Moines. Burial with Military Rites will follow at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2009 from 5 to 7 p.m. with a 7 p.m. Rosary service at Iles Funeral Homes- Westover Chapel. Don was born the son of Walter Roy and Louise Katherine Schanno on July 24, 1923 in Northfield, MN. He was a graduate of Mason City High School. On July 4, 1944, he married Margaret "Peggy" Bruns in Kearney, NE and to this union, two children were born: Judith and Thomas. They moved to the Des Moines area in 1963. He was one of the founding members and board member of BG Products in Wichita, KS and the owner and operator of Broadbent Distributing. Don was a true "businessman" and was still involved with his company. He was a WWII Army Air Corp veteran and member of St. Theresa's, St. Vincent De Paul, 4th degree Knights of Columbus, Golden Key Kiwanis, 487th Bomb Group WWII, the Serra Club and Ministry of Care. He really gave of his time, the Ministry of Care Program took him to meet many people especially those at the VA Hospital and at Broadlawns Medical Center. He enjoyed golfing and being involved in his church. He will be missed by his son, Tom (Linda) of Urbandale; daughter, Judi Jones of West Des Moines; grandchildren, Michael, Roger, Danielle and Rebecca; six great-grandchildren and his sister, Helen Johnston of Nampa, Idaho. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife in 2008 and his sister, Elizabeth Keister. Memorials contributions may be made to St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church in Des Moines, Iowa or St. Pius X Catholic Church in Urbandale, Iowa. "Click here to view memorial folder" ARRANGEMENTS BY ILES FUNERAL HOMES ~ WESTOVER CHAPEL. |
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Buried | Des Moines, IA, USA | 12 October 2009 |
Glendale Cemetery |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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23 November 2017 19:27:29 | 466thHistorian | Changes to highest rank, events, person associations and place associations |
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http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Donald-J.-Broadbent-86910980 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:07:34 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mrs. Joseph Gaffney |