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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 5735" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Brannum </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Robert Earl</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>26th August 1983 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>26</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 17.01.1957, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father David Harrison Brannum (1928-2021)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>wife Beverly Brannum (2 children, Bethany & Blake)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended Knox County Schools</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended University of Tennessee (Graduated 1979)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1979 reported to Fort Eustis, Virginia (2nd LT in Transportation Corps)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>later Fort Rucker, Alabama then Fort Campbell, Kentucky</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-brannum.35831/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/35/35831-c4b91604d1b9fabf55c4ad1b11c662d8.jpg?1629886255" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-brannum.9687/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/9/9687-876399f336b343309ea6996def8d99de.jpg?1591389614" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-brannum-grave.35830/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/35/35830-5234080499a3c8d9ae84b6feaf21d5ea.jpg?1629886248" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">CPT Brannum was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on 17 January, 1957. He attended Knox county schools and the Student Council president and a member of the basketball team in high school. He received a four-year ROTC scholarship to the University of Tennessee, where he was an honor student. Graduating in 1979, he reported to Fort Eustis, Virginia as a 2LT in the Transportation Corps. He was later assigned to Fort Rucker, Alabama for flight school and then to Fort Campbell, Kentucky where he flew Blackhawk helicopters.</span></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>He served as a maintenance platoon leader and test pilot for Charlie Company, 158th Aviation Battalion. He was described as possessing all of the finest qualities. He was dedicated and competent, always smiling and no one dared complain about long hours around him because he always worked harder and longer. He worked on each helicopter as if it were his own and steadfastedly refused to release it from maintenance until he was satisfied.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>His awards and decorations include the Army Service Ribbon, the Jungle Expert Badge, the Army Aviator Badge, the Air Assault Badge, and the Parachutist Badge.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>CPT Brannum was killed during a test flight was the UH-60A, #993, he was flying crashed near Christian County, Kentucky on 26 August, 1983.</em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">He was married to Beverly Brannum and had two children, Bethany and Blake. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">[SOURCE : </span></em><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81667555/robert-earl-brannum" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">FINDAGRAVE</span></em></a><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> ]</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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