Robert Frantz Brubaker

Military
First Lieutenant R.F. Brubaker, a bombardier of the 91st Bomb Group inside the nose gun position of his B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Our Gang", using a Norden bombsight 24 June 1943. Image via BL Davies. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'ETO HQ 43 4321 Pearson 24 June 1943. 1st Lt. R.F. Brubaker, Clearwater, FLA., Bombardier of "Our Gang", a Flying Fortress operating from England, at his Norden Bombsight, just before the ship took off for a bombing mission over enemy territory.' Was passed for publ media-408294.jpg FRE 3694 First Lieutenant R.F. Brubaker, a bombardier of the 91st Bomb Group inside the nose gun position of his B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Our Gang", using a Norden bombsight 24 June 1943. Image via BL Davies. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'ETO HQ 43 4321 Pearson 24 June 1943. 1st Lt. R.F. Brubaker, Clearwater, FLA., Bombardier of "Our Gang", a Flying Fortress operating from England, at his Norden Bombsight, just before the ship took off for a bombing mission over enemy territory.' Was passed for publication on 30 Jun 1943, but later reclassified to Confidential. On reverse: 'Return to P.I.D., File, and Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' [Stamps]. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 3694 - First Lieutenant R.F. Brubaker, a bombardier of the 91st Bomb Group inside the nose gun position of his B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Our Gang",...

Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew member on B-17 41-24464 'Excalibur' ditched into North Sea on 4-Mar-43. Returned to base (RTD). Failed to Return (FTR) Huls in B-17 42-29998 22-Jun-43; A/C shot down. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 15576



Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-438095
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Excalibur
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wabash, IN 5 March 1920 Son of V L Brubaker.

Enlisted

Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12 December 1941 Langley Field, Virginia

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 22 June 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III, moved to Nurenberg 49-11.
Clearwater, FL

Based

Bassingbourn 22 June 1943 Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.
Pinellas County, FL

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15576 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor; MACR 15576, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p. 87, NARA POW records

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