Personal File · AirmanPrisoner of War

George J. Brandon.

Pilot · 330th Squadron

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

2nd Lieutenant George J. Brandon Jr. served as navigator with the 330th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. The MACR lists his name as 'Brandon, George J. Jr.' His wife, Mrs. Dorothy P. Brantley (surname variant in next-of-kin record), resided at 59 East Corbin Street, Concord, North Carolina.

A German telegram (KU 2260) from Air Port HQ A(O) 6/III Stettin, dated 21 June 1944, reported Brandon as captured (GEF). He was listed as '2nd Lt Brandon, George 711323' among four captured airmen reported to the Transit Camp at Oberursel.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Serial Number
0-711323

Missions flown.

1 catalogued · 20 Jun 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 425
20 Jun 1944
42-100395

Sources.

§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record