1924 - 1944 (19 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Richard Francis Brigham |
Title |
Second Lieutenant |
Born |
18 Jun 1924 |
Rochester, Monroe, New York |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1930 |
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1930 Brigham 16. 1930 US census, Rochester, Monroe, New York, enumeration district 28-78, Family Number 148, Brigham. |
Census |
1940 |
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1940 Brigham 27. 1940 US census, Rochester, Monroe, New York, enumeration district 65-268, Family Number 63, Brigham. |
Military Service |
U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII |
Served in the 388th Bomb Group, 563rd Bomb Squadron out of Knettishall, Suffolk, England. He was the navigator aboard a B-17 bomber nicknamed "Cock O' The Walk". Killed in action over mission to Frankfurt, Germany. |
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Cock O' The Walk. Cock O' The Walk. |
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563rd Bomb Squadron. 563rd Bomb Squadron Insignia. |
Died |
4 Feb 1944 |
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
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Richard Francis Brigham Death Notice Richard Francis Brigham Death Notice |
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Second Lieutenant Richard Francis Brigham Listed As Missing Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 21 Feb 1944, Monday, Page 13 |
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Second Lieutenant Richard Francis Brigham Dies On Mission Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 12 Apr 1944, Wednesday, Page 28 |
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
Siblings |
4 siblings |
1. John Philip Brigham, Sr, b. 14 Jan 1917, Rochester, Monroe, New York , d. 7 Jun 1985, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado | |
2. Robert Henry Brigham, Jr, b. 27 Mar 1918, Rochester, Monroe, New York , d. 17 Feb 1984, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut | |
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4. Shirley Anne Brigham, b. 6 Apr 1926, Rochester, Monroe, New York , d. 19 Feb 2022, Hoffman Estates, Cook, Illinois | |
Headstones |
Submit Headstone Photo |
Person ID |
I59899 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
5 Jun 2022 |
Father |
Robert Henry Brigham, Sr, b. 28 Nov 1893, Newark, Essex, New Jersey , d. 2 Sep 1973 (Age 79 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Mary Rose Clark, b. 26 Jan 1888, Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania , d. Sep 1958, Rochester, Monroe, New York (Age 70 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Married |
1915 |
Monroe, Orange, New York |
Family ID |
F17869 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 18 Jun 1924 - Rochester, Monroe, New York |
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| Buried - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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