Harry James Brody
MilitaryL-R: Joseph R Sunderlin, Uknk, Harry J Brody, Harold E Godwin, Kenneth C Hassler.
Jim Brody grew up in eastern Montana. He flew his missions as the ball turret gunner on the B-17 "Hell's Angels" (Baldwin crew) and returned to the U.S. I have heard that he was credited with destroying 11 German airplanes, but I don't know if that is correct. When he returned to the U.S. he was stationed at the Laredo Texas Army Airfield. My father was an aerial gunnery instructor there and he and Jim became friends and rodeoed together when they could get off base. Jim was a bronc rider (the best I ever saw) and my dad was a calf roper. After the war Jim acquired a large ranch near Circle, Montana and we would visit the Brodys every Summer. Jim was killed in a truck accident on the ranch in 1957.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), GC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-427113
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell's Angels
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Glendive, MT | 20 April 1918 | Son of Elsie Brody. |
Enlisted |
14 July 1943 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
4 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
2 August 1957 | ||
Buried |
Dawson County Cemetery Glendive, Dawson County, MT | 5 August 1957 | Dawson County Cemetery Glendive, Dawson County, Montana |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster