Bernard Max Kuse
Military
Rear L-R: 2Lt Ralph H McIntyre, 2Lt Charles D Scofield, 2Lt Russell J Morrison, 2Lt Guy C Quick, S/Sgt William L Shields
Front L-R: S/Sgt James Wickham, T/Sgt George Bennett Bryan, T/Sgt Bernard Max Kuse, S/Sgt John L Gerle
Object Number - UPL 36897 - "Morrison's crew of the 8th AF 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 9 October 1944." Rear L-R: 2Lt Ralph H McIntyre, 2Lt...
Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. ETD
T/Sgt Bernard Kuse volunteered for service in the Army Air Corps where he served as a radio operator and aerial gunner in Eighth Air Force B-17 bombers. He flew 33 combat missions over occupied Europe, yet Bernard sustained only a minor flak wound during all those combat missions (at the time he statistical survival duration was 12 missions). He was also an eyewitness to history as his bomber formation was the first to be attacked by the latest German secret weapon – the jet fighter. He flew his last combat mission on Christmas Eve, 1944.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Austin, TX | 15 September 1922 | Son of Frank Fritz and Edna Adele [Besserer] Kuse. |
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Enlisted |
Houston TX | 19 August 1942 | |
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Died |
Sherman, TX | 26 April 2013 | |
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Buried |
West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, TX | West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Grayson County, TX | |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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398th History, Vol II / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia