Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham

1919 - 1993  (73 years)

• Name	Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham
  Birth	3 Sep 1919	Rochester, Monroe, New York
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920
  		1920 Brigham 11. 1920 US census, Monroe County, New York, enumeration district 142, Family Number 212, Brigham.
  Census	1930
  		1930 Brigham 16. 1930 US census, Rochester, Monroe, New York, enumeration district 28-78, Family Number 148, Brigham.
  Census	1940
  		1940 Brigham 27. 1940 US census, Rochester, Monroe, New York, enumeration district 65-268, Family Number 63, Brigham.
  Military Service	1944	U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII
  	He served as a navigator aboard a B-24 bomber nicknamed "Luck and Stuff. He was assigned to the 466th Bomb Group, 706th Bomb Squadron operating out of Bungay, Suffolk, England. He was shot down April 19, 1944 and held in a German POW camp.
  		B-24 Luck and Stuff. B-24 Liberator, serial number 42-100360, nicknamed "Luck and Stuff" flies in formation with the 446th Bomb Group during a mission in early 1944.
  		706th. The insignia of the 706th Bomb Squadron. The 706 was part of the 466th Bomb Group. They became known as the "the Bungay Buckaroos" after the town their base was located in,
  Biographical Information	3 Sep 1984
  	Two days after a bomb exploded in Central Station in Montreal, Quebec, police announced that Brigham had been "ruled out", stating that he had written some threatening letters but, "He didn't plant the bomb". "We've checked it out", the police announced, they were instead looking for "a bearded man in his late 20s or early 30s" who was seen immediately before the blast and, believed to have befriended Brigham. They suggested that somebody who knew Brigham had written threatening letters may have taken the opportunity to plant a bomb themselves. Thomas was convicted of planting the bomb, killing three French tourists and injuring 30-47 other people. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Pinel Institute for the Criminally Insane with no parole for 25 years. A successful appeal in 1989 led to a new trial after it was determined that errors were made in his handling of the case. The verdict and sentencing of the second trial were identical. Issues from the second trial led to another successful appeal request. Brigham died of a heart attack in 1993, at the age of 73. Because he died between trials, this means that due to presumption of innocence until convicted he is presumed innocent.
  		Bomb Kills 3 in Montreal. The Washington (DC) Post. Tuesday, September 3, 1984. Section A, page 15.
  Death	14 Feb 1993	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  		Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Dies The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), 16 Feb 1993, Tuesday, Page 5
  		Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Obituary The Naples Daily News (Naples, Florida), 21 Feb 1993, Sunday, Page 2
  		Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Dies The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio), 16 Feb 1993, Tuesday, Page 18
  		Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Death The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio), 16 Feb 1993, Tuesday, Page 10
  		T. B. Brigham Awaited Trial In Bombing Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 23 Feb 1993, Tuesday, Page 16
  Burial	All Souls Cemetery, Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, 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
  3. Second Lieutenant Richard Francis Brigham,   b. 18 Jun 1924, Rochester, Monroe, New York d. 4 Feb 1944, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  4. Shirley Anne Brigham,   b. 6 Apr 1926, Rochester, Monroe, New York d. 19 Feb 2022, Hoffman Estates, Cook, Illinois
  Person ID	I59888	Nagel
  Last Modified	26 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
  Marriage	1915	Monroe, Orange, New York
  Family ID	F17869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjory E Keenan,   b. 3 Apr 1926, Rochester, Monroe, New York d. 5 Oct 2009, Richfield, Summit, Ohio (Age 83 years)
  Divorce	13 Jan 1976	Lake County, Ohio
  	Name: Thomas B Brigham Spouse's Name: Marjory K Brigham Spouse's Residence: Willoughby, Lake Marriage Duration (Years): 30 Number of Minor Children: 3 Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect/Extreme Cruelty To Whom Decree Granted: Wife County of Decree: Lake Decree Date: 13 Jan 1976 Cerificate Number: 2025 Volume Number: 3265
  Family ID	F17870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Sep 1919 - Rochester, Monroe, New York Divorce - 13 Jan 1976 - Lake County, Ohio Death - 14 Feb 1993 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Burial - - All Souls Cemetery, Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Thomas Bernard Brigham New York, Rochester,Monroe High School, 1937

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		American Detained After Montreal Bombing Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), 05 Sep 1984, Wednesday, Page 2
  		American Ordered Held In Montreal Bombing The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California), 05 Sep 1984, Wednesday, Page 2
  		New Yorker Charged In Montreal Bombing The Montana Standard (Butte, Montana), 19 Sep 1984, Wednesday, Page 17