Arlie R Bridge Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #54 dated 21 July 1943.  Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3075 'Longhorn', Missing in Action (MIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

George L Doubet

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-742981
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Alvin H Freitag

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18106208
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

John M Hegewald

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-733650
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Paul F Henry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39531768
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Dudley K Hulbert

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32446895
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-30139

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snuffy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

42-3075

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Longhorn
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Missing in action (MIA)

Wesel, Germany 25 July 1943 Low Squadron Deputy. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29728. Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Wesel, Germany area. No MACR

Other

Memorial

Margraten, The Netherlands Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Tablets of the Missing 

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=455

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p.190 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…