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George J. Brandon

Pilot · 330th Squadron

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.

Prisoner of War

Sortie Log

1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
20 JUN 1944

The sorties 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.

8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 425
20 JUN 1944
B-24 Liberator lost on 20 June 1944 during a mission departing AAF Station 104. The aircraft was last observed at approximately 16 km north-northeast of Stettin, 1 km northeast of Langenberg. The aircraft was brought down by enemy anti-aircraft fire. It crashed into swampland at 10:01 a.m. local time. German records (KU 2260) confirmed the crash location and noted the plane as a 100% loss. German forces from Air Base Headquarters A(O) 6/III Stettin responded to the crash site and confiscated emergency kits, maps, money, compasses, and other equipment from the wreckage. The aircraft wreckage and crew fate were reported to the Interrogation Center West at Oberursel.
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