John Pope Bryant

Military

Object Number - UPL 16968 - Lt John Pope Bryant poses in front of P-47C 41-6234 LM-A 'Thumbs Up Doc' 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force.

Assigned to 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force. 78 x missions, credited 2 x victories. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Thumbs Up Doc Sugar Baby
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 368th Fighter Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA, USA 5 November 1941

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Glendale, CA, USA

Other

Assigned

Halesworth, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19, UK Assigned to 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force

Died

Born

Los Angeles County, CA, USA

Revisions

Date29 Jul 2017 17:11:32
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Date22 Jul 2015 23:22:09
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ChangesChanges to highest rank and role
Date22 Jul 2015 23:21:08
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Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:30
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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