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James Lyman Bruner

Military

  • James Lyman Bruner, 466th Bomb Group.

    James Lyman Bruner, 466th Bomb Group.

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  • James Lyman Bruner 2nd from left - Co-Pilot Willis Ray - 3rd from left - Radio Operator Leonard Long - 4th from left - Flight Engineer Luther Fairbanks - 466th BG Commanding Officer presenting awards. DFC Ceremony - Attlebridge, September 8, 1944.

    James Lyman Bruner 2nd from left - Co-Pilot Willis Ray - 3rd from left - Radio Operator Leonard Long - 4th from left - Flight Engineer Luther Fairbanks - 466th BG Commanding Officer presenting awards. DFC Ceremony - Attlebridge, September 8, 1944.

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  • James Lyman Bruner on left with two friends. Attlebridge, September 1944.

    James Lyman Bruner on left with two friends. Attlebridge, September 1944.

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  • James Lyman Bruner, far right, with two pals. Attlebridge, September 1944.

    James Lyman Bruner, far right, with two pals. Attlebridge, September 1944.

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  • "Slick Chick", B-24 Liberator, 1944, Attlebridge, James Lyman Bruner pilot. "Slick Chick" B-24 Liberator. Attlebridge. 1944. Pilot James Lyman Bruner. Added caption from 466th BG Historian, Chris Brassfield: This is NOT the 466th BG a/c named Slick Chick. This B-24H-15-CF #41-29388 467th BG - 788th BG Code: X7-H

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  • Crew 419. James Lyman Bruner, top row, second from left. Muroc Field, California. January, 1944.

    Crew 419. James Lyman Bruner, top row, second from left. Muroc Field, California. January, 1944.

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  • James L Bruner, 466th BG, at Blythe Field, California. April 1943.

    James L Bruner, 466th BG, at Blythe Field, California. April 1943.

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  • Crew #423 & #539 Wallace C. Clay Crew 466th BG - 784th and 785th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: Wallace C. Clay (P), James L. Bruner (CP), George A. Burke (N), Paul W. Beam (B), Leonard Long (FE) Kneeling Left to Right: Ed Burnett (G), Glenn Taylor (G), George Berens (G), William Summerville (G), Willis Ray (R/O)

    Crew #423 & #539 Wallace C. Clay Crew 466th BG - 784th and 785th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: Wallace C. Clay (P), James L. Bruner (CP), George A. Burke (N), Paul W. Beam (B), Leonard Long (FE) Kneeling Left to Right: Ed Burnett (G), Glenn Taylor (G), George Berens (G), William Summerville (G), Willis Ray (R/O)

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Service

People

  • Paul Beam

    Military | Flight Officer | Bombardier | 466th Bomb Group
    Retired from the USAF as a Lt. Colonel

  • Wallace Clay

    Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
    Crew 419. Hometown: New Orleans, LA

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Units served with

  • 466th Bomb Group

    466th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...

  • 784th Bomb Squadron

    784th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

  • 785th Bomb Squadron

    785th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Aircraft

Associated Place

  • Attlebridge

    Military site : airfield
    Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...

Events

Event Location Date
Lived in Mount Morris, IL 61054, USA 1943

103 East Center Street
784th BG Tour Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 24 May 1944 – 25 June 1944

14 Missions
785th BG Tour Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 18 July 1944 – 5 September 1944

20 missions
Nationality
American
Nickname
Jim
Service numbers
O-761034
Highest rank
First Lieutenant
Role/job
Co-Pilot
Awards
  • Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters
  • Distinguished Flying Cross
  • European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze stars

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
18 May 2015 00:37:24 466thHistorian Changes to service number, role, events, unit associations and aircraft associations
Sources

466th BG Historian
Date Contributor Update
17 May 2015 22:01:37 jamesbruner Changes to awards and unit associations
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JL Bruner is my dad.
Date Contributor Update
17 May 2015 21:53:32 jamesbruner Changes to place associations
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JL Bruner is my dad.
Date Contributor Update
30 April 2015 22:17:35 jamesbruner Changes to service number
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James L Bruner is my dad.
Date Contributor Update
19 February 2015 03:23:05 jamesbruner Changes to surname, middlename, nickname, highest rank, role and awards
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I am the son of 1st Lt James L. Bruner. I have a lot of additional information about his service and will add it as well as a number of photos when I get the chance.

James E. Bruner
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:14:37 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p 343

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