James Lyman Bruner
Military
Object Number - UPL 16012 - James Lyman Bruner, 466th Bomb Group.
Flew 34 missions over France, Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg and Germany from May 24, 1944 through September 5, 1944. Target cities: Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Saarbrucken, Karlsrhue, Munich, Eisenach, Westermunde, Rostock, Port en Bessen (D-Day), Several V-1 launch sites, Several ground-support missions, St Lo, Fallise Melun, Fr. Melun and others.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37267798
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Mount Morris, IL 61054, USA | 24 September 1920 | 103 East Center Street |
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Other 784th BG Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 24 May 1944 - 25 June 1944 | 14 Missions |
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Other 785th BG Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 18 July 1944 - 5 September 1944 | 20 missions |
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Married |
21 June 1947 | Married Anne Raymond Dellinger Hennen. | |
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Died |
30 March 1994 |
Revisions
From my personal records.
From my father's records.
From my father's records.
My father's records
From my father's records.
466th BG Historian
JL Bruner is my dad.
JL Bruner is my dad.
James L Bruner is my dad.
I am the son of 1st Lt James L. Bruner. I have a lot of additional information about his service and will add it as well as a number of photos when I get the chance.
James E. Bruner
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p 343
