Robert E Bryans
Military
Crew #410
466th BG - 784th BS
Standing Left to Right: Robert E. Bryans (P), Walter M. Hatcher (CP), Joseph J. Brunner (N), Phillip Carroll (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: John L. Karatkiewicz (FE), Edward Whaley (RWG), Paul W. Brosey (R/O), Theodore G. Pung (BTG), Walter D. Bosserman (G), John Bednarski (G) 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 14068 - Robert E. Bryans Crew Crew #410 466th BG - 784th BS Standing Left to Right: Robert E. Bryans (P), Walter M. Hatcher (CP), Joseph J. Brunner...
Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4252596 'Mammy Yokum. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-415322
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot; Assistant Squadron Ops Officer (784th BS), Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33346452
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20647748
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Minot, ND, USA | 13 August 1942 | |
|
Other Shot Down |
Brunswick, Germany | 8 April 1944 | |
|
Other POW |
Barth, Germany | 8 April 1944 | Stalag Luft I |
Revisions
For reference, surname is spelt 'Byrons' according to these sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3846 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p 343