William Clyde Bramlett

Military

Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Aboard B-17 42-102951 25-Aug-44 Wounded in Action (WIA). Completed 35 combat missions. Was part of the 1st bombing raid on Berlin. He airlifted supplies to the Polish resistance during the battle of Warsaw and was sent 1 Polish medal fifty years later.



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14160809 / O-813546
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Marietta, Georgia 18 January 1919 Son of John Burton and Minnie Lee Baity Bramlett.

Enlisted

Atlanta, GA 1 October 1942 Atlanta Georgia

Died

Marietta, GA 14 December 2006

Buried

Kennesaw Memorial Park Marietta, Cobb County, GA 16 December 2006 Kennesaw Memorial Park Marietta, Cobb County, GA

Based

Thorpe Abbotts Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Georgia Chapter 8th AFHS 1998 Directory/Atlants World War II Roundtable Directory