Henry Bernard Bruser
Military
"Jefferson Parish Times 10 July 1945" Via David Lauffbacher
Object Number - UPL 65205 - 2nd Lt Henry B. Bruser
Assigned to 775BS/463BG, 15AF USAAF. Wynn crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Munich 19-Jul-44; Shot down in B-17 42-97816. Baled out, landing on mountainous ground, falling down a bluff, causing cuts, scratches and severe bruising. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 775th Bomb Squadron 463rd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Orleans, Louisiana | 20 June 1921 | BornNew Orleans, Louisiana |
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Enlisted |
New Orleans, Louisiana | 6 May 1942 | EnlistedNew Orleans, Louisiana |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft I, Barth Germany | 19 July 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft I |
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Died |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 17 April 2004 | DiedBaton Rouge, Louisiana |
