John Austin Nortridge
Military
Object Number - UPL 20157 - B24 42-52234 Corky, with the Nortridge crew (crew 25)
"If you fly with me, I'm going to bring you home." And he did.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Allen H Bryson, Sol Greenberg and Albert J Gehrt of the 453rd Bomb Group in their underwear after a mission. Handwritten letter enclosed with print: '1 [left] Allen H Bryson- Pilot, 2 [right] Albert H Gehrt- Bombardier, 3 [center] Sol Greenberg- Navigator. Part of the crew of "The Gypsy Queen", 733rd Sqdn. 453rd Bomb Group at Old Buckenham. Taken in long johns, pistol and parachute harness after returning from a mission.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380674.jpg.webp?itok=FeDJ5j6d)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0667254
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0752558
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombadier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18218623
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-690455
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37410657
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator and Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Corky Burgundy Bombers
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Freeport, IL USA | 9 November 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 18 December 1941 | |
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Died |
Athens, TX, USA | 30 September 1985 |
Revisions
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Sources
An Emotional Gauntlet, Stuart J. Wright, Pen & Sword Books Ltd, © 2004
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Ancestry.com
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc
