Thomas Bernard Brigham

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #42-100360 'Luck & Stuff'. Captured near Ruhen. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW; air medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-100360) nicknamed "Luck and Stuff" flies in formation with other Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group during a mission. Printed caption on reverse: '52067 USAF- ACHTUNG- SOUNDS AS THESE CONSOLIDATED B-24 LIBERATORS of the Eighth AF fly a tight formation on their way to bomb another vital target deep in the heart of Nazi Germany. Their target on this occasion was Gotha, Germany ME-110 aircraft assembly plant, and components factory. 448th Bomb Group [sic] US Air Force Photo.'

42-100360

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Luck and Stuff
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rochester, New York 3 September 1919

Other

Prisoner of war

29 April 1944

Died

14 February 1993 Died in Montreal, Canada.

Buried

All Souls Cemetery, Chardon, Ohio

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4485, nephew; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 92-93