Anthony Nicholas Braidic
Military
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UPL 51619
2nd Lt Anthony N. Braidic, 334BS, 95BG
Newspaper Obit
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 6 x combat missions. Invited by his original crew to fly with them on Chowhound mission to Utrecht, Netherlands in B-17 44-8640 (last loss of 8th AF); declined and flew with new crew on mission. ETD
Awards: AM, WII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12077925 / O-831280
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Better Duck
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Evader
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Passion Wagon : Victory Devils
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania | 7 November 1916 | Son of Vieckoslav and Francisca Braidic. |
Enlisted |
Camp Lee, VA | 10 June 1941 | Camp Lee, Virginia |
Other Discharged USAAF |
2 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Lakeland, FL | 12 March 2008 | |
Buried |
Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, FL | 15 March 2008 | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida |
Based |
Horham | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “shot” was misspelled.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self