Elmer E Prusha

Military
media-32892.jpeg UPL 32892 Flight Officer / Bombardier Elmer E. Prusha, 303rd Bomb Group. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 32892 - Flight Officer / Bombardier Elmer E. Prusha, 303rd Bomb Group.

He flew on 32 combat missions from Molesworth, the last 16 as Lead Bombardier for the entire Group. 'I would take 90-100 planes to the target. The other planes would drop their bombs when mine were released. If I missed the target, so did they..'. Post war he worked in his father's vehicle sales and auto repairs garage.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description
Tama, IA, USA

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Iowans of the Mighty Eighth

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-nopq.html#N

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