Frank Norman Broach Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Front row, left to right: T/Sgt Herman J Ball (FE), Milwaukee, Wisc; S/Sgt George R Martin (BTG), New Albany, Ind; S/Sgt Joshua M Lewis (TG), Cumberland, Md; S/Sgt Otto V Kloza (WG), Milwaukee, Wisc; T/Sgt Paul D Gomis (R/O), Reading, Penn; S/Sgt Francis H Curry (WG), Roswell, New Mexico;
Back row, left to right: 2nd Lt Frank N Broach (B), Irving, Texas; 2nd Lt Albert (NMI) Rubin (CP), Chicago, Ill; 2nd Lt Henry O Cox (P), Crossville, Tenn; 2nd Lt Willis E Eddy (N), Battle Creek Mich. US Air Force Photo.'
Made corrections to the caption, adding crew positions and changing the plane name from "Sandra Kay" to "Sondra Kay" Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 1503 - A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5906) nicknamed "Sandra Kay". Printed caption on reverse:...
1st Lt Broach was the son of Frank Norman Broach Sr., and Clara Elizabeth Wilson Broach.
He enlisted in the service from Dallas on February 25, 1942. Served with the 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber.
He was killed in action on 16 sept 1943, flying aboard #42-5906 "Sondra Kay" (388th BG 562nd BS).
Awards: AM (2OLC), 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: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-794117
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sondra Kay
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Dallas, Texas | 26 May 1921 | BornDallas, Texas |
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Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 25 February 1942 | EnlistedDallas, Texas |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 17 July 1943 - 16 September 1943 | 17 combat missions |
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Died |
Llanyre, Llandrindod Wells LD1 6NG, UK | 16 September 1943 | While returning from a mission to Bordeaux with low fuel and in bad weather the Cox Crew crashed on Upper Cilgee Farm in Powys, Wales. All 10 crew were KIA |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambridgeshire | 25 September 1943 | Burial Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial • Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Plot B-2-6 |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
