Bruce Courser
Military
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UPL 17419
Crew #754 - enlisted men
Francis L. Bell Crew
Standing Left to Right: Bruce Courser (FE), Van Such (WG), Jake Winn (TG)
Kneeling Left to Right: George Yarborough (NG), Richard Garlich (R/O), Robert Baumann (BTG) 466th Bomb Group collection
Francis L. Bell Crew
Standing Left to Right: Bruce Courser (FE), Van Such (WG), Jake Winn (TG)
Kneeling Left to Right: George Yarborough (NG), Richard Garlich (R/O), Robert Baumann (BTG) 466th Bomb Group collection
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-362591
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot - Squadron Executive Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Glad Ta See Ya
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI, USA | 15 April 1943 | |
Other Survived Collision |
Gooderstone, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE33, UK | 16 September 1944 | Was able to successfully bail out of his fatally damaged aircraft after it collided with another group B-24 on a practice mission |
Born |
Michigan, USA | ||
Ingham County, MI, USA | |||
Hastings, MI 49058, USA |
Revisions
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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 and Brassfield, page 344