Bruce Regan Hester
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. John Layden crew.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-836615 (32855270 on enlistment)
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lexington, Lee County, TX | 24 February 1925 | Son of Sam N. and Margaret Ann [Fails] Hester. |
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Enlisted |
1 June 1943 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
1 February 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Houston, TX | 19 February 2006 | |
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Buried |
Memorial Oaks Cemetery Houston, Harris County, TX | 22 February 2006 | Memorial Oaks Cemetery Houston, Harris County, Texas |
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Based |
Horham | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php