Brigham Richard Francis

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Richard Francis Brigham is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

Name:

Richard Francis Brigham

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-691709

Unit:

563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-02-04

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Plot:

Section 12

Row:

Grave:

7047

Decoration:

Comments:

Richard Francis Brigham was born on June 18, 1924 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. He was the fourt son of Robert Henry Brigham and Mary Rose Clark Brigham. He served as a navigator on a B-17 bomber in the 388th Bomb Group, 563rd Bomb Squadron. Richard was killed in action over Germany on February 4, 1944 at the age of 19 and is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.