John A Brockman
Military
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UPL 17233
Crew #782/490
Jack H. Hague Crew
466th BG - 787th and 784th Bomb Squadrons
Standing Left to Right: John H. Bordagaray (G), William C. Keiper (R/O), Jesse C. LeBlanc (FE), John A. Brockman (G), Kenneth M. Anderson (G), Leonard Badolate (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Jack H. Hague (P), Edward H. Jones (CP), James Denny (N), James L. Valentine (B)
Denny didn't fly combat with the crew. He was replaced by David W. Levy.
This crew flew six missions with the 787th BS and then trained as a lead crew and flew five additional missions in that capacity with the 784th BS.
21 January 1945 - 28 February 1945 - 787th BS tour
17 Mach 1945 - 18 April 1945 - 784th BS tour
Jack H. Hague Crew
466th BG - 787th and 784th Bomb Squadrons
Standing Left to Right: John H. Bordagaray (G), William C. Keiper (R/O), Jesse C. LeBlanc (FE), John A. Brockman (G), Kenneth M. Anderson (G), Leonard Badolate (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Jack H. Hague (P), Edward H. Jones (CP), James Denny (N), James L. Valentine (B)
Denny didn't fly combat with the crew. He was replaced by David W. Levy.
This crew flew six missions with the 787th BS and then trained as a lead crew and flew five additional missions in that capacity with the 784th BS.
21 January 1945 - 28 February 1945 - 787th BS tour
17 Mach 1945 - 18 April 1945 - 784th BS tour
466th BG Historian
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-789066
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Gran Slam
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bottle Butt's Buggy
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Huckle de Buck
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron 863rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Casey Creek, KY 42728, USA | 16 August 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Peoria, IL, USA | 16 July 1942 | |
Died |
Springfield, IL, USA | 25 March 2013 | John A. Brockman, 92, of Springfield, died at 5:20 a.m., Monday, March 25, 2013, at Memorial Medical Center. He was born August 16, 1920, in Casey Creek, KY, to Sam Coy and Minnie Jones Brockman. He married Juanita Handley on October 31, 1959, and she survives. Also surviving are one son, Jeffrey ; three grandchildren: ; one brother, Carey and several nieces and nephews. His parents; two sisters, Sara Barbee and Emma Fisher; and one brother, Lucien Brockman, preceded him in death. John was a US Army Air Force Veteran serving during WWII. He served in Coast Artillery, then the Army Air Force Defensive Home Measures with the Coast Artillery. He served as Active Aerial Gunner with the 8th Air Force in Europe. He was a member of Southern View Chapel and American Legion Post 32. He was a salesman and warehouse manager for Hammond Sheet Metal Company for over thirty-two years. He later worked for the Illinois Secretary State as a security guard. Burial will follow at Camp Butler National Cemetery with Sangamon County Interveterans Burial Detail conducting military honors. |
Buried |
Springfield, IL, USA | 31 March 2013 | Camp Butler National Cemetery Springfield Sangamon County Illinois, USA |
Pleasant Plains, IL 62677, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p 343