Otto F Bruzewski

Military

ETTG, Disbrow crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3225 'Chug-a-Lug Lu-Lu'. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 378. Evaded. EE report 320.

Bay City, MI

T/Sgt Bruzewski was found by Belgian farmers and led to the Belgian underground. He was reunited with Sgt's Moore, Kiniklis and Walters at Dr. Charles Kramer's home in Liege, Belgium. Returned to England on 17 January 1944 through Spain and Gibraltar.

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Joseph J Walters

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33288816
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Born

Bay City, MI 2 April 1913

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Evaded (EVD)

Belgium 17 August 1943 - 17 January 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 378, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx