David I Bridgers
Military
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UPL 7271
Crew #765
David Bridgers Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
B-24J-155-CO #44-40253 "Hard Luck" Code: 6L-N
Standing Left to Right: Herb Leopold (B), Dewey A. Whisenant (N), David I. Bridgers (P), Charles Walker (CP), Joe Iurlano (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Andrew Van Slot (FE), Jack Starlin (WG), Richard Garlich (R/O), James Steel (TG), Joseph Van Dyke (WG), 466th Bomb Group collection
David Bridgers Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
B-24J-155-CO #44-40253 "Hard Luck" Code: 6L-N
Standing Left to Right: Herb Leopold (B), Dewey A. Whisenant (N), David I. Bridgers (P), Charles Walker (CP), Joe Iurlano (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Andrew Van Slot (FE), Jack Starlin (WG), Richard Garlich (R/O), James Steel (TG), Joseph Van Dyke (WG), 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36459335
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-722406
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jackson, MS, USA | 23 March 1923 | |
Died |
Vicksburg, MS, USA | 23 August 2007 | Mr. David I. Bridgers, Sr., 84, died Thursday, August 23, 2007, at his home in Belmont Gardens. He was a resident of Vicksburg for 45 years. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Mr. Bridgers attended Central High School. He served as a combat pilot during World War II, flying 35 missions for the 8th Air Force, including the bombing of Berlin. After the War, he attended the University of Mississippi on a football scholarship. He played center on the 1947 team that won the school's first South Eastern Conference Championship. Upon graduation, Mr. Bridgers accepted a job with Mississippi Power & Light, Co., where he worked for 40 years. He retired in 1991, while serving as Division Manager for the Western Division, located in Vicksburg. Mr. Bridgers served as chairman of numerous boards of directors, such as, The Salvation Army Advisory Board, Andrew Jackson Council of BSA, Governing Board of Mercy Regional Medical Center, Mississippi Heart Fund and The Committee of 100. Mr. Bridgers is a past president of the Vicksburg Warren County Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Foundation. He was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, serving as president of the Parish Council, Eucharistic Minister and Lector. |
Buried |
Jackson, MS, USA | 25 August 2007 | Lakewood Memorial Park Jackson Hinds County Mississippi, USA |
Jackson, MS, USA | Route #5 | ||
Other University of Mississippi |
Oxford, MS, USA | Played Center on the 1947 SEC Champion football team |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
David Bridgers' entry in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p 343
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
David Bridgers' entry in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p 343
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p 343