1919 - 1993 (73 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham |
Born |
3 Sep 1919 |
Rochester, Monroe, New York |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1920 |
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1920 Brigham 11. 1920 US census, Monroe County, New York, enumeration district 142, Family Number 212, Brigham. |
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 |
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Bomb Kills 3 in Montreal. The Washington (DC) Post. Tuesday, September 3, 1984. Section A, page 15. |
Died |
14 Feb 1993 |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Dies The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), 16 Feb 1993, Tuesday, Page 5 |
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Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Obituary The Naples Daily News (Naples, Florida), 21 Feb 1993, Sunday, Page 2 |
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Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Dies The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio), 16 Feb 1993, Tuesday, Page 18 |
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Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham Death The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio), 16 Feb 1993, Tuesday, Page 10 |
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T. B. Brigham Awaited Trial In Bombing Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 23 Feb 1993, Tuesday, Page 16 |
Buried |
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. 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 | |
Headstones |
Submit Headstone Photo |
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 |
Married |
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) |
Divorced |
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
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Last Modified |
27 Jun 2022 |
Family ID |
F17870 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 3 Sep 1919 - Rochester, Monroe, New York |
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| Divorced - 13 Jan 1976 - Lake County, Ohio |
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| Died - 14 Feb 1993 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Buried - - All Souls Cemetery, Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, United States |
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Documents
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| 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 |
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