David Bronstein

Military
media-23686.jpeg UPL 23686 Lt. Arvin O. Basnight ( left ); believed to be Lt John R. Mackenzie ( center ) and Lt. David Bronstein (right) of the 323rd BS at Bassingbourn in 1944-45. Photo by Lt. Thomas F. Flemming, 91st BG, 323rd BS.
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Object Number - UPL 23686 - Lt. Arvin O. Basnight ( left ); believed to be Lt John R. Mackenzie ( center ) and Lt. David Bronstein (right) of the 323rd BS at Bassingbourn in...

Second Lieutenant David Bronstein was a Navigator for the 384th Bomb Group where he flew 31 combat missions. 

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

George Alvan Adams

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18168170
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Joe E Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

Michael J Cassidy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Oscar Nathan Gore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14085672
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Robert D Grindell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Aircraft

42-102459

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Kenny
  • Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

42-102617

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Devil's Brat
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

42-102959

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

42-107224

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Boomerang
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31435) nicknamed "West's End" of the 384th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'West's End, 231435. Chin turret removed 6/1/44. Guns fired by pilot. A/C belly landed 6/7/44 after raid in southern England. George F. Sheehan Jr. Sheehan print. 6/7/44 X, 250.'

42-31435

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: West End
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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Contributorleechmik
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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=469

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Contributorleechmik
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David Bronstein's page on the 384th Bomb Group website at https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=469 

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ContributorHotelie1970
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GENERAL ORDER # 491, IX Troop Carrier Command dated 4 November 1944: From Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Williams.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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