Earl John Broxup
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed near Nordhorn on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-97447. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Buffalo, New York, USA | 1 November 1918 | |
Enlisted |
Foirt Niagara, NY | 18 March 1942 | |
Other 95th BG Combat Tour |
Horham Airfield, UK | 1 December 1943 - 10 February 1944 | Shot down on his 12th combat mission |
Other POW |
Barth, Germany | 11 February 1944 | Stalag Luft I (dates are approximate) |
Died |
Buffalo, NY | 4 November 2006 | |
Other Shot Down/Captured |
Brandlecht, Germany | 10 February 1944 | |
Buried |
Cheektowaga, NY | Mount Calvary Cemetery Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, USA Plot Garden of St. Mary Magdalene |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2547 / MACR 2547, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database