Mike Fleszar

Military
media-41064.jpeg UPL 41064 Photo of the original Ralph Bruce crew, Grand Island, Nebraska, 24 June 1943, right before their departure for England.

Standing, from left to right : Navigator Lt. Richard Manning (replaced by Lt David G. Prosser on the fateful 3 September 1943 mission); Co-Pilot Lt. Sebron A. McQueen; Pilot Lt. Ralph Bruce and Bombardier Lt. Bertram R. Theiss.

In front, from left to right : Left Waist Gunner S/Sgt Robert D. Muir, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner T/Sgt Etheridge Lamm (killed on the Hannover mission on 26 July 1943), Tail Gunner T/Sgt Simeon K. McGuire, T/Sgt Hedley E. Cassidy (replacing Etheridge Lamm as Engineer), Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt. George J. "Shorty" Caldon (sick before the 3 September 1943 mission, he was replaced by 1943 par Milton Seldin, not pictured). Radio Operator T/Sgt Mike Fleszar.

Caldon will be made a POW after the loss of B-17 42-30726 on the Schweinfurt raid of 10 October 1943),

(Crew photo via the Theiss family)

Connected People (Caldon and Lamm) to UPL 41064

Object Number - UPL 41064 - Photo of the original Ralph Bruce crew, Grand Island, Nebraska, 24 June 1943, right before their departure for England. Standing, from left to...

Shot down 3 September 1943 in B-17 #4229725. Evaded.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

People

Ralph Bruce

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735040
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert Danby Muir

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32142309
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-29725

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hi-Lo Jack
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Evaded

France 3 September 1943

Enlisted

Enlisted

Enlisted

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 659 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 41064 - Photo of the original Ralph Bruce crew, Grand...