Second Lieutenant Richard Francis Brigham

1924 - 1944  (19 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Richard Francis Brigham
  Title	Second Lieutenant
  Born	18 Jun 1924	Rochester, Monroe, New York
  Gender	Male
  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	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.
  		Cock O' The Walk. Cock O' The Walk.
  		563rd Bomb Squadron. 563rd Bomb Squadron Insignia.
  Died	4 Feb 1944	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
  		Richard Francis Brigham Death Notice Richard Francis Brigham Death Notice
  		Second Lieutenant Richard Francis Brigham Listed As Missing Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 21 Feb 1944, Monday, Page 13
  		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
  3. Thomas Bernard Clark Brigham,   b. 3 Sep 1919, Rochester, Monroe, New York ,   d. 14 Feb 1993, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  4. Shirley Anne Brigham,   b. 6 Apr 1926, Rochester, Monroe, New York ,   d. 19 Feb 2022, Hoffman Estates, Cook, Illinois
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  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

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Jun 1924 - Rochester, Monroe, New York Buried - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  Second Lieutenant Richard Francis Brigham Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 12 Apr 1944, Wednesday, Page 28