Bruce L Campbell

Military

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 49FS, 14FG, 12AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Sicily in P-38G 42-12987. Mid air collision whilst weaving with formation. Baled out. Prisoner of War(POW). 18-Jun-43. MACR 308.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Offutt AFB, NE, USA 21 January 1942

Based

Duxford 26 January 1943 Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Mid air collision / baled out

Sicily, Italy 18 June 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Sicily in P-38G 42-12987. Mid air collision whilst weaving with formation. Baled out. Prisoner of War(POW). 18-Jun-43. MACR 308.
Belgrade, NE 68623, USA

Born

Nance County, NE, USA Son of Harry V and tilda Campbell.

Other

Based

Teleghma, Algeria 18 June 1943 Transferred to 49FS, 14FG, 12AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list