William J Bruns

Military

Prisoner of War - crashed at Hamburg on 31 Dec 44 in B-17 'Feather Merchant' 43-37644.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37644

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Feather Merchant
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

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Prisoner of war

31 December 1944

Born

Gerro Gorde, Illinois

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11231