Campbell C Brigman Jr

Military

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-39759 'Pickle Dropper', Evaded (EVD).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39759) of the 390th Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG.'

42-39759

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pickle Dropper / Sarah Jane
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

Other

Evaded

France 30 December 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the surname field to the suffix field and moving the last name from the middle name field to the surname field.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 1675 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database