Edward Manzie
Military | Corporal (5th Grade) | Dorsal Gunner | 47th Bomb Group
William Laurens Bruce
Military
Service
People
Units served with
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12th Air Force
The 12th Air Force was established in the USA during the Second World War to provide the Army Air Force component of Operation Torch (the invasion of French North Africa) in 1942. The Air Force initially moved to England for training before... -
47th Bomb Group
Group
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97th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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41-3333
A-20 Havoc
Associated Place
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Vincenzo
Military site : airfield
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Youks-les-Bains
Military site : airfield
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Soliman
Military site : airfield
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Mediouna
Military site : airfield
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Canrobert
Military site : airfield
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Thelepte
Military site : airfield
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Souk-el-Arba
Military site : airfield
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Ta Kali Airfield
Military site : airfield
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Torrente Comunelli
Military site : airfield
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Gerbini
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Westminster, South Carolina | 23 August 1919 |
| Lived in | Anderson, South Carolina | 16 October 1940 |
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404 Evans Street Worked for Daniel Construction Company |
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| Enlisted | Fort Jackson, South Carolina | 5 November 1941 |
| Died | near Carpinone, Italy | 1 November 1943 |
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Bruce was KIA when his A-20B 41-3333 was hit by flak near the target, blowing off the right wing and causing the a/c to explode. Bruce was found near the aircraft crash. |
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| Buried | Anderson, South Carolina | 1949 |
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Silver Brook Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 18 January 2021 04:32:02 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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