Samuel C Burruss

Military

Crew Number 14

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-107176

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Uninvited Missionaires / The Missionaires
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Missions

8th Air Force 482

  • Date: 19 July 1944
  • Official Description: More than 1,100 Heavy Bombers, operating in 5 forces, attack targets in Germany, including 2 plants producing hydrogen peroxide (an ingredient in V-weapon fuels), a chemical plant, 2 aircraft factories, 4 ball bearing plants, 6 Marshalling Yards, 4...

Revisions

Date17 Oct 2018 11:34:38
ContributorEmily
Sources

Incorporated information from duplicate record

Date27 Sep 2014 18:24:58
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Buruss%2C+Samuel+C