Keith M Bryant

351st Bomb Group

Group
The 351st Bomb Group flew strategic bombing missions from their base at Polebrook, Northamptonshire from April 1943 to June 1945. The Group's most famous member was Hollywood actor Clark Gable, who flew four/ five missions with them as an observer...
511th Bomb Squadron

Squadron

778

3 January 1945
781

5 January 1945
789

10 January 1945
809

28 January 1945
817

3 February 1945
825

10 February 1945
'Disney' bombs are dropped on E-boat pens in Ijmuiden, Holland. The 4,500 lb rocket propelled bombs were designed to penetrated up to 20ft of concrete before exploding.
8AF 830

14 February 1945
835

19 February 1945
1,100 Heavies Hit Nazi Rails ...
836

20 February 1945
"Continuing their offensive against the Nazi communications, 900 Fortresses of the 8th Air Force, attacking in two giant waves, thundered over Nuremberg yesterday to shower the cities huge railway yards and locomotive repair shops with more than 11,000...
841

22 February 1945

Polebrook

Military site : airfield
Polebrook was laid down for RAF Bomber Command use in 1940-1941. Built by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd, it had short runways which were lengthened for USAAF heavy bomber use. The RAF used the base for operational trials - including of B-17 Flying...

Date	Contributor	Update
28 September 2021 20:23:27	bryantdj	Changes to awards
Sources
Daniel Bryant, son of Keith, recently reviewed his discharge papers and noted that he had been awarded the American Campaign Medal.
Date	Contributor	Update
24 June 2017 16:33:23	bryantdj	Changes to person associations, place associations and mission associations
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Information provided by son.
Date	Contributor	Update
24 June 2017 15:57:14	bryantdj	Changes to service number, role and awards
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Information provided by son.
Date	Contributor	Update
27 September 2014 18:17:45	AAM	AAM ingest
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/

American Air Museum in Britain