Robert L Branscom
Military
Object Number - UPL 52201 - 2nd Lt Robert L. Branscom. Aviation Student Class 43-H, Waco Army Air Field, Texas
Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
"Bob started out in training to be a pilot. However, he got in trouble for doing dangerous stunts like flying under bridges. He then became a bombardier.
He received a medal after saving his plane when a bomb got stuck. He went down in the compartment and physically kicked the bomb loose." - Fold3 contributor (bwdarr845)
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19082165 / O-684447
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Indiana | 17 July 1923 | Son of Charles H and Ruth [Nickerson] Branscom. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 5 September 1941 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
9 April 1947 | Medical Discharge. | |
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Died |
5 February 1973 | ||
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Buried |
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Osceola, St. Joseph County, IN | 8 February 1973 | Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Osceola, St. Joseph County, Indiana |
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Other Hospitalised |
Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ | Car accident, Fractured Femur, open treatment of, by bone graft; Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona; Discharged or Retired for Disability | |
| Mishawaka, IN | |||
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Other Flight training |
Waco Army Air Field, Waco, TX | Aviation Student Class 43-H, Waco Army Air Field, Texas |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / unit roster
