Earle W Briggs
MilitaryAssigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 310FRS, 27ATG, 8AF USAAF. Returned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF.
Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF till retirement in 1972, serving in Korea and vietnam and rising to rank of Major.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Skowhegan, ME | 22 October 1922 | Son of Leo M and Bertha A Briggs. |
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Enlisted |
Portland, ME, USA | 18 June 1941 | Portland, Maine |
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Based |
Bodney | 2 July 1943 - 14 November 1943 | Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Based Transferred |
Warton | 14 November 1943 - 3 June 1944 | Transferred to 310FRS, 27ATG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promoted |
Warton, Carnforth, UK | 3 June 1944 | |
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Based |
Bodney | 3 June 1944 - 30 November 1944 | Returned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 30 November 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Springfield, MA, USA | 19 February 2003 | |
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Buried |
New Hazardville Cemetery Hazardville Hartford County CT | 22 February 2003 | New Hazardville Cemetery Hazardville Hartford County Connecticut, USA |
| Portland, ME, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- unit history
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