Ulis Charles Briggs
MilitaryShot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31725 'Casa de Embriagos'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802855
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lil Ginny, Casa de Embriagos
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa, USA | 27 September 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA | 1 February 1943 | |
Died |
Willits, Mendocino County, California, USA | 5 April 2018 | |
Buried |
Ukiah, Mendocino County, California, USA | 27 April 2018 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added the award mentioned in the "Summary biography" section. Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added birth, death & burial info per Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 188997480. Added enlistment info from data on Ancestry.com.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database