Milford C Pinson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-23603.jpeg UPL 23603 Norman V. Rudrud Crew. Back row: (L-R) 2nd Lt. William Ganz-Co-pilot, 2nd Lt. Harold Rosenzweig, 2nd Lt. Edwin L. Brown-Bombardier, 2nd Lt. Norman V. Rudrud. Front row: (L-R) Sgt. Alfred L. Breault-Tail Gunner, Sgt. George Harry Cooper-Waist Gunner, James C. Brown-Ball Turret Gunner, Sgt. Walter H. Kerr-Engineer, Sgt. Beryl C. Cooper- Radio Operator, Sgt. Milford C. Pinson-Waist Gunner. Photo was taken at Rapid City, sometime in Spring 1944.

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

Object Number - UPL 23603 - Norman V. Rudrud Crew. Back row: (L-R) 2nd Lt. William Ganz-Co-pilot, 2nd Lt. Harold Rosenzweig, 2nd Lt. Edwin L. Brown-Bombardier, 2nd Lt. Norman V....

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Altena in B-17 #446519

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

People

Harry J Connolly

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Norman V Rudrud

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-690995
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-6519

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA 19 January 1943

Born

White House, Tennessee, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Nienberge, 48161 Münster, Germany 28 October 1944 Shot down by flak

Buried

Greenbrier, TN 37073, USA Bethlehem Cemetery Greenbrier Robertson County Tennessee, USA

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http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=4770906

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10175 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 23603 - Norman V. Rudrud Crew. Back row: (L-R) 2nd Lt...