John C Bruggeman

Military
Black and white portrait of man, wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. There is a WWII-era badge of silver wings pinned in the center of the hat. The man is looking directly at the camera and smiling UPL 60431 UPL 60431 John C. Bruggeman, 751st BS, 457th BG

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Object Number - UPL 60431 - John C. Bruggeman, 751st BS, 457th BG

Shot down 2 November 1944 in B-17 #2106998. 'Paper Doll' Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-106998

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paper Doll
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 2 November 1944

Revisions

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Sources

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Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster, MACR 10322 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Black and white portrait of man, wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. There is a WWII-era badge of silver wings pinned in the center of the hat. The man is looking directly at the camera and smiling

Object number: UPL 60431 - John C. Bruggeman, 751st BS, 457th BG