George E Branham
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 26 November 1943 in B-17 #423555 'Tiger Girl. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
This is written many years later on October 29, 2018 by R W "Bill" Branham, brother of George. He was my big brother and enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1942 trained as a pilot and graduated from Douglas AZ Army Air Base in the first class there 43-A. I followed George into the Air Corp and graduated just one year later in class 44-A. Tears still come to my eyes when I remember him and tell his story to others. God bless him and our great country.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tiger Girl
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 23 February 1922 - 26 November 1943 | |
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Enlisted |
16 March 1942 | ||
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Died |
26 November 1943 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3116 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database