Wade T Brunson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) at Avereest in B-17 'Maid to Order' #42-97869

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97869

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hula Girl, Maid To Order
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Waco, Texas, USA 27 February 1925 Texas

Died

16 February 1945

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 16 February 1945

Buried

Buried at Plot: B Row: 10 Grave: 1

Revisions

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ContributorA. van Erp
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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12444 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database