Bruce A Cook
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x missions. ETD
"When our crew arrived in England I got pneumonia and was in the hospital while the crew flew four missions then I flew with them until they finished their thirty five missions. I finished my missions with anyone that needed a ball turret or one mission I went on I served as a waist gunner. I was on Ol Gappy on the 110th mission."
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: TOPPER/ Ol Gappy
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
27 September 1925 | BornTerril, Iowa |