William P Bruder

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KIA at Hockenheim in B-17 'Mammy Yokum' #4338659 Crashed on 21 Jan 45 in B-17 Mannheim mission 'Mammy Yokum' #4338659 Flak over Karlsruhe resulted in a direct hit and put his plane out of commission. Oelker jettisoned bombs but plane expl

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mammy Yokum
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

21 January 1945

Born

Canton, Ohio, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 21 January 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11757 / MACR 11757; Snetterton Falcons, pg 211, 224, 226 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database