George Randolph Brucks
MilitaryAssigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited x 1 Ju 88 kill. Transferred to 4th Strategic Air Depot. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Little Rebel Sweet Dosey II
- Unit: 4th Strategic Air Depot 355th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron 343rd Fighter Squadron 354th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Braunfels, Texas | 16 October 1921 | Son of Henry Otto and Martha Wilhelmina [Schlather] Brucks. |
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Enlisted |
Randolph AFB, TX 78148, USA | 9 June 1942 | Randolph Field TX, USA |
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Other Crashed |
John Wayne Airport (SNA), 18601 Airport Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707, USA | 13 January 1944 | Forced Landing due to Engine Failure Orange Co AAF, Santa Ana, CA Cat 4 damage Lt George R Brucks, 13-Jan-44. P-38H 42-66951 - 332FS 329FG 4AF. |
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Based |
Kings Cliffe | 26 March 1944 - 28 October 1944 | Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 21 June 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Transferred |
11 Roman Rd, Ipswich IP7 7RA, UK | 28 October 1944 | Transferred to 4th Strategic Air Depot. |
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Other Crashed |
Stoke-on-Trent, UK | 13 January 1945 | Belly Landing due to Weather Stoke on Trent Cat 4 damage Lt George R Brucks, 13-Jan-45. P-51D 44-14089 - 4SAD 8AF. |
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Died |
20 February 1997 | ||
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
| Comal County, TX, USA | |||
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Buried |
New Braunfels, TX, USA | Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park New Braunfels Guadalupe County Texas, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list