Archie F Bridges
Military
Object Number - UPL 27410 - 1st Lt Archie F Bridges 364FS, 357FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ramrod Berlin. Mechanical failure, caused bale out Buschow on 19-May-44 in P-51D 42-106648. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4809.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cleveland County, NC, USA | 23 December 1921 | Son of Fred M and Sally K Bridges. |
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Enlisted |
Charlotte, NC, USA | 12 May 1942 | |
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Based |
Leiston | 12 December 1943 - 19 May 1944 | Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | 4 May 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Baled out |
Buschow, 14715 Märkisch Luch, Germany | 19 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ramrod Berlin. Mechanical failure, caused bale out Buschow on 19-May-44 in P-51D 42-106648. POW. MACR 4809. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 19 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Shelby, NC, USA | 21 August 1989 | |
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Buried |
Shelby, NC, USA | Cleveland Memorial Park Shelby Cleveland County North Carolina, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4809 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
