John F Bremer Jr

Military

Object Number - UPL 38405 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Fatso" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 February 1944." Rear...

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20345931 / O-802191
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot; S-3 Officer

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The widow maker
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sons of Satan
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Censored (forequetoo)
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel watch a B-17 Flying Fortress (FR-M, serial number 42-30298) nicknamed "Ragin' Red II" of the 379th Bomb Group start up in snow at Bassingbourn, January 1945. Image by William D "Bill" Pulliam, 91st Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Ragin' Red 379th FG B-17 F Bassingbourn 1/45. Stop a/c 66fw.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tender Tit Tillie / Ragin' Red II
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 837th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The blue blazing blizzard
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Allentown, PA 5 October 1942 Allentown, Pennsylvania

Born

Germany Son of John F Snr and Margaret W Bremer.

Revisions

Date17 Sep 2019 21:40:51
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, suffix, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations

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