James David Bruning
MilitaryAssigned to 748BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred 856BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF after 89 days. Flew as a Carpetbagger. ETD
Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: Tis Me Sugar
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Louisville, KY | 8 March 1924 | Son of Walter Oscar Henry and Susan Abigail [Hagan] Bruning. |
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Enlisted |
Louisville, KY | 16 November 1942 | Louisville, Kentucky |
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Died |
Statesville, NC | 1 February 1971 | |
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Buried |
Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, NC | 5 February 1971 | Oakwood Cemetery Statesville, NC |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
1993 457th BGA Roster, MACR 8200, ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm