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In December, the 28th Light of Peace fluttered at the Taberburg-Rodman Fort Military Museum in memory of Albert S. Broadland, who was on Buttonwood Street in New Bedford On the 17th, he served his country honorably during World War II with the 98th Bomber Group of the US Army Air Force.

Albert was born on September 2, 1913 in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He spent most of his life among the residents of New Bedford. He graduated from New Bedford High School in 1933 and attended New Bedford Textile School. He was employed by Morse Drill and Machine Company and then joined the U.S. Army Air Force on February 14, 1941 at the age of 27. He served in the coastal artillery unit in Wrightsburg, New York, and was attacked at the Pearl Journal willing to participate in an overseas mission port.

Broadland received the title of TSgt. (Technical Sergeant) Served as aircraft maintenance supervisor and aerial gunner. He served in service from March 14, 1941 to May 31, 1945, participated in many battles, and won the Silver Star Award and Air Force Medal for his brave efforts.

According to an undated article in the Standard Times, Broadland was nearly injured when he was assigned to the Army Transportation Service as a gunman. During his military service, he traveled to Iceland three times, once to Scotland, and once to Africa and Egypt. During one of the trips, his transport was sunk by an enemy submarine, and he barely escaped.

Brodland continued to take over his Gunners in 1942 and performed his first mission over Munich in June of the same year. He participated in major bombing attacks in all areas of the Balkans, Austria, Germany, and northern Italy.

He won the Silver Star Award for "fighting bravely as an aerial gunner on the B-24 Liberator bomber." The speech was delivered by Brigadier General Hugo P. Rush, the commander of his wing at a heavy bomber base in Italy. The quotation reads: "On July 1, 1944, as the waist gunner of the B-24 aircraft, Sergeant. Brodland participated in the bombing mission of the German enemy aircraft factory. After reaching the target area, he encountered such a strong With the anti-aircraft firepower, the fragments hit the ammunition box at the tail of the aircraft, causing the ammunition to explode. Immediately aware of the serious danger his aircraft and crew were facing, Sergeant Brodland completely ignored the personal safety and picked up the still exploding. The ammunition box was thrown off the plane. Sergeant Broadland’s rapid actions undoubtedly saved his plane and crew from serious damage and allowed them to move on and drop bombs directly at the target.”

According to the quotation, Broadland participated in 35 successful enemy missions. "With his outstanding bravery, initiative, and dedication to his duties, this has been proven in 35 successful missions against the enemy, Sergeant. Broadland has won great honors for himself and the armed forces of the United States of America."

During his military career, Broadland sailed 200,000 miles of ocean, circumnavigated twice and landed on all continents. He crossed the Atlantic eight times, the Indian Ocean four times, and the Pacific two times. According to an article in the "Standard Times" newspaper, "Broadland crossed the equator 10 times, making him a full member of the Son of Neptune."

Marineinsight.com explains that "A seafarer who crosses the equator is called the son of Neptune." This unofficial term comes from the belief that "Neptune is said to be the ruler of the ocean." The celebration is usually to "appease the king by respecting him, keep sailors away from the dangers of the sea and bring good luck."

The Army Aviation Museum provides detailed information about the movement of the 98th Bomber Group during TSgt. Broadland's services are as follows. The force was commissioned on February 3, 1942, and was transferred to the Mediterranean theater in July 1942. The bombing team went into combat in August 1942, bombing shipping and port facilities in Libya, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, Crete, and Greece to cut off enemy supply lines to Africa. They also attacked airports and railway facilities in Sicily and Italy. The unit was awarded the outstanding unit for fighting the enemy in the Middle East, North Africa, and Sicily from August 1942 to August 1943. Ploesti, Romania, August 1, 1943. Subsequently, the team performed many long-range missions to Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and the Balkans to bomb industries, airports, ports and communications and other strategic targets.

TSgt. Broadland honorably served his country and received the following awards for his service: Good Behavior Medal, 3 Oak Leaf Cluster Air Medals, Silver Star, US Defense Service Medal, Europe, Africa and Middle East Campaign Medal, Asia Pacific Theater Ribbon Medal, 4 service stars and American drama sports ribbons.

Albert S. Broadland passed away on November 21, 1993 at the age of 80. He is the son of the late Ole S. Broadland and the husband of Helen Broadland in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Linda Ferreira of Ford in the New Bedford Empire studies the life history of the residents of the area. The American flag was provided by the New Bedford Empire Ford. The staff at the Fort Rodman Military Museum in Taberburg raised the flag. Those who want to pay tribute to local veterans in the future can contact Ferreira at lferreira@buyempireautogroup.com.

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