Albert Sidney Broadfoot Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Awaiting transportation home on completion of his mission over Europe. At the time of the crash which cost him his life, he was serving as a check pilot for new crews before they went into combat duty. Check pilot of B-24H 42-50359 'TARFU' lost following mid-air collision with P-47 42-8496 4 x miles NNE of Seething 13-Mar-45. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: DFC, AM (4 OLC), PH.
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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: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15080949 / O-2062099
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Tarfu
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 713th Bomb Squadron 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Texas, USA | 18 October 1922 | Son of Albert Sidney and Jessie Leona (Butler) Broadfoot. |
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Enlisted |
San Antonio, TX, USA | 19 February 1943 | |
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Died |
Langley Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR14, UK | 13 March 1945 | Pilot of B-24H 42-50359 'TARFU' lost following mid-air collision with P-47 42-8496 4 x miles NNE of Seething 13-Mar-45. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
Bonham, TX 75418, USA | 14 July 1948 | Willow Wild Cemetery Bonham Fannin County Texas, USA. |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45195843/albert-sidney-broadfoot
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" and a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Supplement