Date of Incident07/28/1944
ConflictWorld War II 1941-1945
RankFirst Lieutenant
Unit553rd Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, Medium
StatusKilled in Action
1st Lt. Briggs was killed in action when his B-26 collided with an FW-190 over France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
1st Lt. Briggs is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
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