Ulis Charles Briggs

Military

Shot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31725 'Casa de Embriagos'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Crawford Elmer Hicks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802855
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31725

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lil Ginny, Casa de Embriagos
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa, USA 27 September 1923

Enlisted

Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA 1 February 1943

Died

Willits, Mendocino County, California, USA 5 April 2018

Buried

Ukiah, Mendocino County, California, USA 27 April 2018

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 30 May 1944

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Added date to Buried event per obituary at Legacy.com.

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Added the award mentioned in the "Summary biography" section. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Added a connection to the base where the crew was stationed.

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Added birth, death & burial info per Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 188997480. Added enlistment info from data on Ancestry.com.

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Added S/N per records for WW2 POWs at the National Archives.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database