Bernard Thomas Gruble
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 39146 - Bernard Thomas Gruble, 1943
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #423388 'Sleepytime Girl.' Plane ditched in the English Channel. Killed in Action (KIA). Report #4452
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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: Sleepytime Girl
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Sturgis, South Dakota, USA | 18 January 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas | 3 February 1943 | Basic Training with US Army Air Force |
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Other Flight Training |
5 December 1943 | Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, awarded Pilot's Wings | |
| Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA | |||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel near Dungeness, England | 24 April 1944 | |
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Based |
Great Ashfield | ||
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Based |
Snetterton Heath |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4452 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
