Shirley Joseph Broussard

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Crashed near Bielefeld in B-17 'Sad Flak' #43-38531, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38531

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sad Flak
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

15 March 1922

Died

7 October 1944

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

7 October 1944

Buried

Saint Alphonsus Cemetery Maurice, Louisiana, USA

Revisions

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Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.

Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.

Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Added birth info to the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 95633612.
Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 95633612.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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U.S. Army Air Force Records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9562 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database