Robert H Brucks
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 12 October 1944 Plane was 'Inside Curve' 42-39973 Went down spinning and twisting. Then in a nose dive blew up with all of my crew of nine, killing all but my Navigator and me. Sidney Solomon and I, Paschal H. Powell were blown out and by a miracle of God we lived. Blew up over England all bodies recovered.
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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: Inside Curve
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Whitewater, KS | 5 July 1920 | Son of Henry J and Erma L Brucks. |
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Enlisted |
Kansas City, KS | 4 December 1942 | |
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Died |
Ingham, UK | 12 October 1944 | |
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Buried |
13 October 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
| Kansas, USA | |||
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Based |
Deopham Green | 12 October 1944 | Assigned to 728BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Whitewater Cemetery Harvey County, KS | Re-Interred Whitewater Cemetery Harvey County, KS |
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Sources
1999 Unit Roster, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia