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Personal info

Full name
BRIGHT, Notra Jesse
Date of birth
18 July 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Lexington, Scott County, Indiana
Hometown
Lexington, Scott County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35498704
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Top Turret Gunner/Engineer
Unit
532nd Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 February 1944
Place of death
Senne-Bielefeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 22 15

Immediate family

Members
James M. Bright (father)
Cora M. (Robbins) Bright (mother)
Florence A. Bright (sister)
James G. Bright (brother)
William E. Bright (brother)
Robert L. Bright (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31443
Data
Type: B17G
Nickname: Friday the 13th
Destination: Oschersleben, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the AGO aircraft factory
MACR: 2930

More information

Notra Bright was a chauffeur.

He enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 17 October 1942.

The airplane was attacked by enemy fighters.

Four crew members were taken prisoner, six men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Senne, Germany.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Mr Barry L. Spink