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Capt Carroll D “Dale” Briscoe (ex 306th BG). 2nd tour with 1st Scouting Force.
Lt. Carroll Dayle Briscoe (306thBG, 369thSq) flying the "Carroll Jun," named after his daughter who was born in the middle of his tour.
Lt. Carroll Dayle Briscoe flying the Joan of Arc (42-29477), the plane his crew became known for. 1943
He reported to group on 15 Jan 1943. He was the 35th Officer to complete 25 missions. Reported on 05 Feb 1945 with the 2AF weather scouts. Retired as a Colonel from the USAF in 1972.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (6OLC), LOM, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean Medal.
Military | Colonel | Bombardier | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
John Hickey flew on C. Dale Briscoe crew from January 1943 to July 1943. He joined Briscoe's crew as it was formed in Boise, Idaho in August 1942. Reported to the ETO on 15 Jan 1943. He also served in the 2nd Bomb Wing (Col. LeMay's) July-Aug 1943 as...
Military | Captain | Navigator | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Flew 25 missions during WWII on C. Dale Briscoe crew. Reported to group on 15 Jan 1943. Became squadron commander from 18 May to 13 Aug 1943. He was the 34th Officer to complete tour. Transferred to the 11th CCRC on 13 Aug 1943. During the Korean War...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Flew on C. Dale Briscoe crew. Reported to group on 15 Jan 9143. Completed 7 missions. He was severely wounded on 01 May 1943 St. Nazaire mission. He received a medical discharge in August 1944.
DSC, AM OLC, PH,
Military | Technical Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
He flew on C. Dale Briscoe crew. Flew missions from January to July 1943. He was the 50th enlisted men to complete tour on 10 Jul 1943. He also served with the 29th BG/6th BS in the 20th AF flying B-29s.
AM 3OLC, PH, DFC,
Military | Colonel | Pilot & Co-Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
He was the 32nd officer to complete a 25 mission tour. Joined group in 15 January 1943. He flew 13 missions as C. Dale Briscoe's Co-pilot and then received his own crew in May 1943. He flew the JERAVAD "Un Petite Peu." His last mission was on 28...
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
He flew on C. Dale Briscoe crew. Reported to group on 15 Jan 1943.
Group
Constituted as 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Trained for combat with B-17's. Moved to England, Aug-Sep 1942, and assigned to Eighth AF Eighth Air Force in September 1942 Station 111 Thurleigh. During combat,...
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The 364th Fighter Group flew 342 missions in P-38 Lightnings and P-51 Mustangs from Honington, Suffolk. The missions ranged from escorting bombers and dive-bombing and strafing targets to area patrol missions across a swathe of land that took in France...
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 3/1/43; Salina 11/1/43; Morrison 5/2/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-H] Thurleigh 17/4/43 LITTLE AUDREY;
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/43; Dow Fd 10/4/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-K] Thurleigh 19/4/43; Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Don Tattershall, Co-pilot: Bill Grisham, Navigator: Jim Crabtree, Bombardier: John Whittle, Flight engineer/top...
14 February 1943
The marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany are once again slated at the primary target for this mission. A force of 74 B-17s are despatched: 91BG (20); 303BG (17); 305BG (17); 306BG (20), but weather once again forces the mission to be recalled before...
26 February 1943
After 10 days of weather related delays of the bomber offensive, a mission is organised with the port facilities of Emden, Germany as the primary target. However, Emden is obscured by cloud cover and all formations divert to attack the port facilities...
4 March 1943
After several weather-caused aborted attempts in attacking the marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany, the 8th Air Force is finally successful in attacking this target. A total of 71 B-17s are despatched: 91BG (20); 303BG (18); 305BG (12) amd 306BG (21)....
6 March 1943
German U-boats continue to attack convoys headed fro Great Britain in the North Atlantic with good success. Many of the U-boat packs operate from St. Nazaire, Lorient and Brest, France, so destroying harbour facilities at these locations remain a...
22 March 1943
The U-Boat pens and harbour facilities at Wilhelmshaven, Germany are the primary target for this mission. 76 B-17's are despatched: 91BG (21); 303BG (18); 305BG (18); and 306BG (19). These are joined by 26 B-24's: 44BG (12) and 93BG (14). Of this force...
28 March 1943
The railroad marshalling yards at Rouen/Sotteville are the primary target. 79 B-17s are despatched: 91BG (22); 303BG (18); 305BG (19); 306BG (20). Of the 79 B-17's despatched 70 are effecrive on the target. One B-17 is MIA and 9 are damaged. The bomber...
4 April 1943
The Renault armament and motor works at Paris, France are the primary target of this mission. 97 B-17s are despached: 91BG (26); 303BG (23); 305BG (18); and 306BG (30). 85 of the 97 despatched are effective on the target. Fighter resistance is heavy...
16 April 1943
The German U-Boat threat to Allied ship convoys and the destruction of the harbour facilities supporting that capability are the number 1 priority of the Combined Bomber Offensive. Thus, the U-boat pens at Lorient, France and the harbour facilities at...
17 April 1943
The largest mission to date, 117 B-17s, are despatched to bomb the primary target of the Focke-Wulf Aircraft factory at Bremen, Germany: 91BG (32); 303BG (29); 305BG (28) and 306BG (26). The German Luftwaffe is learning fast and mounts a fierce and...
1 May 1943
The U-boat pens at St. Nazaire, France are the primary target. 78 B-17s are despatched: 91BG (20); 303BG (19); 305BG (21); 306BG (18). Poor weather frustrates the bombing effort and only 29 of the 78 despatched are effective on the target. The ordnance...
Military site : airfield
Honington was in use by Eighth Air Force units for a longer period than any other air base in England. The air base, built in the mid 1930s as part of the RAF's expansion programme had seen plenty of action as an RAF base before it was handed over to...
Military site : airfield
Built for RAF use in 1941-42, Thurleigh was initially used by RAF Bomber Command before being handed over to the Eighth Air Force. Its runways and hardstandings were improved, and the B-17s of the 306th Bomb Group began using the base. It was their...
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| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Hess, Oklahoma | 9 February 1921 |
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Son of Bertha Lee [Gore] Briscoe |
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| Enlisted | Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 22 August 1941 |
| Based | Thurleigh | 15 January 1943 – 1944 |
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Assigned to 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Based | Honington | 5 February 1945 – May 1945 |
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Special Duty 1st Scouting Force. |
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| Buried | 2009 | |
| Died | Fearrington Village, 69 Trestle Leaf, Pittsboro, NC 27312, USA | 15 February 2009 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 23 April 2017 20:05:27 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nickname, service number, highest rank, biography, awards, events and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/page/84769279_carroll_d%20briscoe/details/ |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 07 December 2016 04:01:56 | cameronmartz | Changes to awards |
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I am Col. Briscoe's grandson and have all of his official records. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 07 December 2016 03:54:02 | cameronmartz | Changes to person associations and unit associations |
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I am Col. Briscoe's grandson and have all of his official records. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 07 December 2016 03:41:07 | cameronmartz | Changes to middlename, nickname and mission associations |
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I am Col. Briscoe's grandson and have all of his official records. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:05:14 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, First Over Germany pg. 76, 91, 105-108, 145, & 150, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pic... |
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