Bruce A Eddy
Military ROLL OF HONOUR![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/media/media-26597.jpeg)
Eddy 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
Object Number - UPL 26597 - Flight Officer Bruce A. Eddy flew with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group from Jan. 1945 until March 21, 1945. Eddy was based in Raydon...
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
People
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18039091 / O-665385
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-526350
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-387493
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 17064192 / O-666935
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34198075 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Ground Exec Officer
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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
https://www.fold3.com/image/29436133
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