Briggs Ivan Lee

Name:

Ivan Lee Briggs

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-816224

Unit:

860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1944-09-12

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Sharon Center Cemetery, Sharon Center, Ohio

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Ivan Lee Briggs was born on February 18, 1921, in Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio. He was the son of Ward D Briggs and Juvia I Briggs.

Ivan served in the 860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on the B-17 #43-38308 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on September 12, 1944, when his airplane was shot down by flak and crashed at Ottersleben, southwest of Magdeburg, Germany. Five were Killed in Action, and five were taken as prisoners.

2Lt Briggs is now buried in the Sharon Center Cemetery, Sharon Center, Medina County, Ohio, USA.

The men who were Killed in Action were:
Pilot: Capt Wes Carter
Co-pilot: Ivan Briggs
Radio Operator: Bob Bandfield
Waist gunner: Ernie Musser
Tail gunner: Kasper Simms

The POWs were:
Navigator: Jim Nichols
Bombardier: Henry Francis
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Len Banther
Ball turret gunner: Matt McAda
Obs-Maj Bob Colligan

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