Milton J Brucker

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media-32933.jpeg UPL 32933 Crew #12 (Lt. Adair's), 349th Bomb Sqdn, 100th Bomb Group (Heavy) at Thorpe Abbotts, Air Station 139, near Diss, England, 1945. L-R, as viewed, kneeling: 2-Lt Benjamin J. Goddard (NAVIGATOR), S/Sgt James H. Horny (ENGINEER/GUNNER), 2-Lt Milton J. Brucker (BOMBARDIER); L-R standing: S/Sgt David M. Dalgarn (TAILGUNNER), T/Sgt Conley E. Culpepper (ENGINEER/GUNNER), S/Sgt James E. Hendrix (BALL-TURRET GUNNER), 1-Lt James C. Adair (PILOT), 2-Lt Elmer P. Wesala (CO-PILOT) and T/Sgt DeWitt P. Meley (RADIO/GUNNER). 100th Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 32933 - Crew #12 (Lt. Adair's), 349th Bomb Sqdn, 100th Bomb Group (Heavy) at Thorpe Abbotts, Air Station 139, near Diss, England, 1945. L-R, as viewed,...

35 missions - all good



AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

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5 October 1922

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Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.

Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.

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Added a "O-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, 100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001

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Object number: UPL 32933 - Crew #12 (Lt. Adair's), 349th Bomb Sqdn, 100th...