Russell Arthur Strong
Military
1 August 1943 to 25 November 1943 Walter McRae Bagot
Unit and Place sections updated.
Object Number - UPL 28427 - 482nd Bomb Gp. Det., St. Eval, England. 1 August 1943 to 25 November 1943
Russell A Strong served as a navigator with the 306th Bomb Group. He flew in Milton Adam's crew. He also was in Intelligence and Public information for six weeks at Thurleigh [13 Sept 1944 to 1 Nov 1944]. He completed his missions on 26 November 1944.
R.A. Strong, became the founder and long-time secretary of the 306th Bomb Group Association and attended the official opening of the American Air Museum at Duxford.
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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
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kalamazoo, Michigan | 20 April 1924 | |
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Died |
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | 2 October 2009 | |
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Buried |
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA | Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South |
Revisions
Updated the Died event per Russell Strong Obit at Legacy.com.
SOURCE: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/charlotte/name/russell-strong-obit…
Added his middle name and a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 74096891.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74096891/russell-arthur-strong
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi… / self; 306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, First Over Germany pg. 267,
