Wallace C Bragg
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Pilot
452nd BG - 730th BS
KIA in a mid-air collision over Easton, Norfolk - 26 October 1944
Object Number - UPL 20927 - 1LT Wallace C. Bragg Pilot 452nd BG - 730th BS KIA in a mid-air collision over Easton, Norfolk - 26 October 1944
had mid-aircollision over Great Britain 26 October 1944 in AC #4338696. Killed in Action (KIA).
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Irvine, KY, USA | 2 June 1921 | Kentucky birth record Vol. 060 certificate 29529 |
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Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, KY, USA | 21 January 1942 | |
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Died |
Easton, Norwich, Norfolk, UK | 26 October 1944 | AC #906 and #696 collided at 117 hours while forming up at 15,000 feet. When the first a/c hit prop wash, it wobbled, lost altitude and settled down on the 2nd aircraft. Both ships broke up, with #906 exploding in flames. Two men bailed out and escaped. The rest of both crews were KIA. |
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Buried |
Plot D Row 5 Grave 85 Cambridge American Cemetery |
Revisions
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Sources
ABMC, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
