BOBBY S. BROOME, LTJG, USN
Bobby Broome '57
Lucky Bag
From the 1957 Lucky Bag:
BOBBY STUART BROOME
Columbus, Mississippi
Bobby came to the Academy after a year at Mississippi State where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and the Air Force ROTC. Although Bobby was thrifty to an extreme, he did manage to part with a portion of his gold for stamps and stationery so that his harem could be kept informed. The Swab's immunity to weekend watches and P-rades was acquired by being very active with Reception Committee work, Varsity Cross Country and Track. He devoted what little time was left to the N.A.C.A. and the German Club. The combination of a friendly disposition, self-assurance and determination should speed him to success in whatever field he selects.
He was also a member of the 10th Company staff (fall) and the Reception Committee.
BOBBY STUART BROOME
Columbus, Mississippi
Bobby came to the Academy after a year at Mississippi State where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and the Air Force ROTC. Although Bobby was thrifty to an extreme, he did manage to part with a portion of his gold for stamps and stationery so that his harem could be kept informed. The Swab's immunity to weekend watches and P-rades was acquired by being very active with Reception Committee work, Varsity Cross Country and Track. He devoted what little time was left to the N.A.C.A. and the German Club. The combination of a friendly disposition, self-assurance and determination should speed him to success in whatever field he selects.
He was also a member of the 10th Company staff (fall) and the Reception Committee.
Loss
Fort Officer’s Brother Dies in Sea Crash
The crash of a Navy plane at sea Monday killed two Navy pilots, one of them the brother of Earl B. Broome of Fort McClellan.Navy sources identified the victims as Lt. John Lowell Brainerd, the pilot and Lt. (j.g.) Bobby Stuart Broome, the co-pilot. Two enlisted men were injured.
A Fort McClellan spokesman said the Broomes are from Columbus, Miss. Major Broome is chief of the Chemical Branch, Technical Division, the Chemical Corps School.
The Navy said the two officers were killed when their twin-engine S2F tracker plane stalled at low altitude and crashed into the Atlantic 300 miles off Cape Hatteras, N.C., late Monday.
In addition to his brother, Lt. Broome is survived by the widow, Mrs. Carolyn Broome. Brainerd is survived by the widow, Mrs. Roberta Brainerd of Norfolk, Va.
Anniston Star, September 21, 1960
He was survived by his wife, Carolyn, and son, Stephen. (Information from November 1960 issue of Shipmate.) He has a memory marker in Mississippi.
Seems likely the aircraft was "S2F-1 (S-2A) Tracker b/n 133183", assigned to Training Squadron (VT) 28 and written off on 9/20/1960.
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