Stephen E Briggs

Military

Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Hit by flak and was returning on one engine. Crash landing due to lack of fuel 1 mile south of Friston. 17-Jun-44. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '296191, 397 BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34146657 / O-400392
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Two B-26 Marauders ('U2', serial number 42-96132 in middle; 'U2', serial number 42-96139 leaving from right) of the 598th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group fly in formation. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 598BS.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Lucky Star
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Auburn, RI 02910, USA 6 October 1918 Son of Edward C and Marion M Briggs.

Enlisted

Providence, RI, USA 19 January 1942

Died

1 mile Sth Friston, Saxmundham, UK 17 June 1944 Hit by flak and was returning on one engine. Crash landing due to lack of fuel 1 mile south of Friston. 17-Jun-44. KIA.

Buried

18 June 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Rhode Island, USA

Based

Rivenhall 17 June 1944 Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

724 Pleasant St, Pawtucket, RI 02860, USA Re-Interred Riverside cemetery Providence County Pawtucket, RI