Joseph Oliver Brabham

Military
media-31129.jpeg UPL 31129 Orrin Merrill Crew
388th BG - 562nd BS
B-17G-65-BO #43-37642

Standing Left to Right" Frank Dykty (FE), Irwin W. Boxer (TOG), Cornelius H. Kelleher (R/O), Leonard Byster (BTG), Joseph O. Brabham (WG), Sylvio Messitti (TG)

Kneeling Left to Right: Orrin Merrill (P), Walter B. Soroe (CP), Lawrence J. Redmond (N), Jordan E. Phee (B)

Phee did not fly combat with this crew.
The photo was taken in the U.S. probably at Biggs AAF
388th Bomb Group collection

Object Number - UPL 31129 - Orrin Merrill Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS B-17G-65-BO #43-37642 Standing Left to Right" Frank Dykty (FE), Irwin W. Boxer (TOG), Cornelius H....

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Just Joyce
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Atlanta, TX, USA 15 February 1923

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 17 October 1944 - 30 March 1945 19 missions as RWG 9 missions as TG

Died

3 May 1983

Buried

Atlanta, TX, USA 7 May 1983 Pine Crest Cemetery • Atlanta, Cass County, Texas, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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