David Armstrong Bramble
Military
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Captain David A Bramble of the 323rd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group admires the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (OR_M serial number 42-29739) nicknamed "The Village Flirt". Via TA Harkin, via C Norman.
Roger Freeman Collection
Updated caption as per information supplied by Alan Bramble
Assigned to the 91st Bomb Group on 6 September 1943 and completed 25 missions from September 1943 to March 1944.
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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: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803083
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33302181
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: MOS 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Ground Crew / Mechanic
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wolf Pack, The Village Flirt
- Unit: Headquarters Squadron (VIII Air Force Service Command) 306th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 February 1944
- Date: 30 January 1944
- Date: 14 January 1944
- Date: 7 January 1944
- Date: 31 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fairlee, Maryland | 24 October 1918 | |
Died |
27 February 2004 | ||
Buried |
Saint Paul's Kent Churchyard, Chestertown, Maryland |
Revisions
Contributoracbernstein1
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ContributorEmily
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Sources
Information provided by Alan Bramble, Find a Grave, information about the Bramble Crew and 323rd Bomb Squadron Dailies from 91st Bomb Group Association.