Buford E Branom
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters on the return from a mission to the JU88 plant at Bernburg, GR and crashed near Siegen, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39945. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Holy Hellcat
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 February 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
22 February 1944 | ||
Born |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA | ||
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, D-10-19 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Siegen, Germany | 22 February 1944 |
Revisions
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #230 for 22 Feb 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.
Data from U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 at Ancestry.com
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2649 / MACR 2649, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database