Bruce Leonard Rivett
Military
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UPL 31698
A bomber crew of the 381st Bomb Group led by Lieutenant Bruce Rivett with their B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37536, VE-H) nicknamed "French Dressing", 30 September 1944. Note the flak damage to the Bendix Chin Turret, directly above the leftmost figure's head.
Left to right: Earl Berneking -Tail Gunner, Ben Ploch- Bombardier, Bruce Rivett -Pilot, Byron Ware -Waist Gunner , John Symmes -Waist Gunner, Mack Brady Melchor- Engineer, George DeVoe -Co Pilot , John Hubbard- Radio Operator. Front: Albert F. Lang Ball Turret Gunner
The Navigator Caleb G Baxter is missing from photo due to injury.
Aircraft gained 12 June 1944 and returned US on 18 June 1945.
Left to right: Earl Berneking -Tail Gunner, Ben Ploch- Bombardier, Bruce Rivett -Pilot, Byron Ware -Waist Gunner , John Symmes -Waist Gunner, Mack Brady Melchor- Engineer, George DeVoe -Co Pilot , John Hubbard- Radio Operator. Front: Albert F. Lang Ball Turret Gunner
The Navigator Caleb G Baxter is missing from photo due to injury.
Aircraft gained 12 June 1944 and returned US on 18 June 1945.
Changed caption as per information from French Dressing who spotted DeVoe and Ploch had been wrongly identified.
Assigned to 532BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-702361
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17133469
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-814880
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16076353
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13097927
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: French Dressing
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Nampa, ID | 12 March 1918 | Son of Addalore and Georgia Rivett. |
Enlisted |
24 June 1942 | ||
Other Discharged USAF |
30 April 1963 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Nampa, ID | 27 April 1996 | |
Buried |
Mount Calvary Cemetery Nampa, Canyon County, ID | Mount Calvary Cemetery Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho | |
Based |
Ridgewell | Assigned to 532BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx, 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999