Jacob J Brogger

Military

He led the 8th AF over the invasion coast to bomb German fortifications there. He also led the low= level suppply mission code named 'Market Garden' to the paratroopers of the 1st Allied Airborne Army at Nijmegen. He was hit by flak and was returned to the states for recuperation.



Silver Star

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

1 October 2005

Born

Butterfield, Minnesota

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The History of the 446th Bomb Group (H), pg 13