Capt. Guy Morris Broughton was stationed in Bermuda flying a B29 Hurricane Hunter plane when all planes were ordered to the U.S. to avoid an approaching hurricane. On September 18, 1953, during the return flight to Bermuda, one engine of Capt. Broughton's plane caught fire. The plane crashed and of the sixteen persons on board, Capt. Broughton and six others, were lost at sea; nine were rescued.
Capt. Broughton was born in Palestine, Texas August 11, 1919, a son of Oscar O. and Maybell Wilkey Broughton.
He graduated from Palestine High School in 1938; enlisted in the Army Air Corps and got his pilot's wings. During WWII he trained pilots as well as performing other duties. Capt. Broughton flew 25 missions in the Korean War.
In 1945, Capt. Broughton married Betty Wallace of Tampa, Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife.
He is survived by a son, Steve Broughton; his parents, Oscar and Maybell Broughton; brothers, Oscar Broughton Jr. and Ted Broughton; and sisters, Rubye Trigg and Helen Wilkinson.
A memorial service was later held at the First Presbyterian Church in Palestine and a memorial headstone placed in Pleasant Springs Cemetery, Palestine.
Source: Family
Capt. Broughton was born in Palestine, Texas August 11, 1919, a son of Oscar O. and Maybell Wilkey Broughton.
He graduated from Palestine High School in 1938; enlisted in the Army Air Corps and got his pilot's wings. During WWII he trained pilots as well as performing other duties. Capt. Broughton flew 25 missions in the Korean War.
In 1945, Capt. Broughton married Betty Wallace of Tampa, Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife.
He is survived by a son, Steve Broughton; his parents, Oscar and Maybell Broughton; brothers, Oscar Broughton Jr. and Ted Broughton; and sisters, Rubye Trigg and Helen Wilkinson.
A memorial service was later held at the First Presbyterian Church in Palestine and a memorial headstone placed in Pleasant Springs Cemetery, Palestine.
Source: Family
Capt. Guy Morris Broughton was stationed in Bermuda flying a B29 Hurricane Hunter plane when all planes were ordered to the U.S. to avoid an approaching hurricane. On September 18, 1953, during the return flight to Bermuda, one engine of Capt. Broughton's plane caught fire. The plane crashed and of the sixteen persons on board, Capt. Broughton and six others, were lost at sea; nine were rescued.
Capt. Broughton was born in Palestine, Texas August 11, 1919, a son of Oscar O. and Maybell Wilkey Broughton.
He graduated from Palestine High School in 1938; enlisted in the Army Air Corps and got his pilot's wings. During WWII he trained pilots as well as performing other duties. Capt. Broughton flew 25 missions in the Korean War.
In 1945, Capt. Broughton married Betty Wallace of Tampa, Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife.
He is survived by a son, Steve Broughton; his parents, Oscar and Maybell Broughton; brothers, Oscar Broughton Jr. and Ted Broughton; and sisters, Rubye Trigg and Helen Wilkinson.
A memorial service was later held at the First Presbyterian Church in Palestine and a memorial headstone placed in Pleasant Springs Cemetery, Palestine.
Source: Family
Capt. Broughton was born in Palestine, Texas August 11, 1919, a son of Oscar O. and Maybell Wilkey Broughton.
He graduated from Palestine High School in 1938; enlisted in the Army Air Corps and got his pilot's wings. During WWII he trained pilots as well as performing other duties. Capt. Broughton flew 25 missions in the Korean War.
In 1945, Capt. Broughton married Betty Wallace of Tampa, Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife.
He is survived by a son, Steve Broughton; his parents, Oscar and Maybell Broughton; brothers, Oscar Broughton Jr. and Ted Broughton; and sisters, Rubye Trigg and Helen Wilkinson.
A memorial service was later held at the First Presbyterian Church in Palestine and a memorial headstone placed in Pleasant Springs Cemetery, Palestine.
Source: Family
Inscription
In Memory of
Lost in Service
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
