Alfred John Bragg
MilitaryAssigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 12-Aug-43 in B-17 42-5787 'Billie Kay', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 262
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18074396 / O-665314
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jasper County, TX | 22 September 1922 | William Richard and LaVon 'Evon' [Lisenby] Bragg. |
Enlisted |
Houston, TX | 16 December 1941 | Houston, Texas |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 12 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
Other Baled out POW |
12 August 1943 | Shot down 12-Aug-43 in B-17 42-5787 'Billie Kay', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 262 | |
Died |
5 October 1953 | ||
Buried |
Laurel Land Memorial Park Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX | 8 October 1953 | Laurel Land Memorial Park Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas |
Based |
Bassingbourn | 12 August 1943 | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 262 / MACR 262, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp 142, 227 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database