Added by: ruth_briggs4901944, Sgt. William B. Briggs (left) and unknown crew member of B-24, Squadron 781, Bomber Group 465, Italy.
Added by: ruth_briggs4901944,two unknown crew members of B-24, Squadron 781, Bomber Group 465, Italy, with whom my father served.
Added by: ruth_briggs4901943 Newspaper Article on Wm Briggs' B-24 Squandron
Added by: ruth_briggs490Telegram to my mother, Ruth E. Briggs, dated March 13, 1945 stating that William B. Briggs had been missing in action over Austria since March 2, 1945.
Added by: ruth_briggs490March 17, 1945 Telegram-William Briggs returned to allied foreces
Added by: ruth_briggs490Robert French Crew, B-24 Liberator, Squad 781, Group 485, 15th AAF, 1945
Added by: ruth_briggs490Not certain about the plane. I believe the crew of 781, 465 of the 15th AAF, B-24 liberator were assigned to this plane when their aircraft was lost on March 2, 1945
Added by: ruth_briggs490Scorpio, B-24 nose art, 42-52762
My father, William Briggs was the aerial engineer on this B-24. It was shot down on March 2, 1945.
Added by: ruth_briggs490Scorpipo, B-24 nose art, 42-52762
Added by: ruth_briggs490B-24 Bomber, Nancy Lynn, unknown BS, BG,
Added by: ruth_briggs490194? William B. Briggs standing in front of a B-24. Location unknown, as well as date.
Added by: ruth_briggs490Document: 1945, William Briggs certificate, Caterpillar club
This Consolidated B-24 Liberator Bomber Of The 15Th Af Flies Over The Snow Covered Alps On Its Way To Attack An Enemy Target In Southern Germany. Heavy Bombers Of The 15Th Af Penetrate Deep Into Southern Germany Cutting Rail Lines, Oil Supplies And Knock - Page 2
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Added by: ruth_briggs490Photograph: 1945, William Briggs (r) & unknown soldier
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Added by: ruth_briggs490Photograph: 1944 Summer, Casper Wyoming, B-24 Crew Training, pic 3
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Added by: ruth_briggs4901945 William Briggs' Separation Record
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Aircraft Markings Of Planes Of The 15Th Air Force. (485Th, 465Th 464Th & 460Th Bomb Groups. - Page 1
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Aircraft Markings Of Planes Of The 15Th Air Force. - Page 5
Added by: ruth_briggs490B-24 Liberator, Nancy Lynn
Added by: ruth_briggs490I believe this is the 15th AAF sign near Kessler Air Field
Added by: ruth_briggs490William B. Briggs Mess Card
Added by: ruth_briggs490William B. Briggs, his wife Ruth and first baby, Nancy Lynn
Added by: ruth_briggs490William B. Briggs
Added by: ruth_briggs490Letter to Grandmother about William Briggs MIA
Added by: ruth_briggs490Army Patches: 2nd Air Force, Northwest, US Zone of the Interior
Added by: ruth_briggs490Army Patches: Third Air Force, Southwest, US Zone of the Interior
Added by: ruth_briggs490Army Patches: 4th Air Force, Western Zone of the Interior
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Added by: ruth_briggs490Letters: 1944-Love letter from my mother to my father (page 2)
Added by: ruth_briggs490Letters: 1944-Love letter from my mother to my father (page 1)
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Added by: ruth_briggs490Photograph: 1944 Summer, Casper Wyoming, B-24 Crew Training, pic 3
Added by: ruth_briggs490Photograph: 1945 March 12
Added by: ruth_briggs490Photograph: 1945 March, inscription on back of photo of children
42-52762 - Page 8
42-58408 - Page 1
42-52762 - Page 9
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42-52762 - Page 2
Added by: ruth_briggs4901944 Summer, B-24 Crew Training, Casper Wyoming
Added by: ruth_briggs490Photograph: 1944 Summer, Casper Wyoming, B-24 Crew Training
Added by: ruth_briggs490Photograph: 1944 Autumn, Robert French B-24 Crew
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Added by: ruth_briggs490Hot Matilda, B-24 bomber nose art, 15th USAAF