Bruce A Eddy
Military ROLL OF HONOUREddy was based in Raydon AF, Suffolk, England. He was thought killed in action on March 21, 1945, but later discovered POW and survived the war. Billy J Murray collection
From the personal effects of Lt. Billy J. Murray
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Achmer A/D Germany in P-51D 'Lil Boston Bull' 44-14569. Thought KIA crashed near Krefeld on 21-Mar-45, but later liberated Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13955.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14188861 /O-827353
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot with the 353rd , 351st fighter squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Ordnance and Armament Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16136319 / T-62611 / O-2000298
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11025538 / O-758938
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11055939 / O-800470
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Lil Boston Bull
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 March 1945
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Endicott, NY 13760, USA | 3 August 1922 | Son of Robert F and Margaret M Eddy. |
Enlisted |
Binghamton, NY, USA | 2 October 1942 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 21 March 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Other Baled out |
Krefeld, Germany | 21 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Achmer A/D Germany in P-51D 'Lil Boston Bull' 44-14569. Crashed near Krefeld on 21-Mar-45 POW MACR 13955. |
Died |
Syracuse, NY, USA | 21 July 2008 | |
Based |
Raydon | 21 March 1945 | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
3997 Old Vestal Rd, Vestal, NY 13850, USA | Vestal Hills Memorial Park Vestal Broome County, NY |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/page/83604220-bruce-a-eddy/facts
https://www.fold3.com/record/82840871-bruce-a-eddy
https://www.fold3.com/image/66163599?terms=Bruce%20A%20Eddy
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Eddy&Submit=Search
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/351st-fs/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85982409/bruce-a.-eddy
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13955 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list