James Heber Brandenburg
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 27278 - Lt James Heber Brandenburg 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Trained and served with RCAF/RAF. Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Baled out at low altitude from P-51B 44-6641 after being hit by ground fire on a strafing run on an aerodrome in the Bordeaux area of France. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3379.
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Owsley County, KY, USA | 9 September 1922 | Son of Chester and Nannie Brandenburg. |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Debden | 28 December 1943 - 21 March 1944 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
14000 Caen, France | 21 March 1944 | Baled out at low altitude from P-51B 44-6641 after being hit by ground fire on a strafing run in the Bordeaux area of France. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3379. |
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Buried |
14000 Caen, France | 24 March 1944 | Caen cemetery France |
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Killed in Action (KIA) |
Cincinnati, OH, USA | ||
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Buried |
Berea, KY, USA | Berea Cemetery Berea Madison County Kentucky, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3379 / MACR 3379, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
