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name
BRUCE, James Lamar - Date of
birth
22 January 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Hattiesburg, Lamar County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38366314 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
850th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gross Zerlang, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
James O. Bruce (father)
Vera L. (Ward) Bruce (mother)
John W. Bruce (brother)
Doris E. Bruce (sister)
David L. Bruce (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-8140 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 11046
More information
T/Sgt James L. Bruce attended Corpus Christi High School and was employed at Chapman Lumber Company.The airplane left formation after bombs away and was hit by fighters and flak. The crew was reported to have bailed out. No word was received from any crew member.
Source of information: 490th Bomb Group, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Eric Swain 490th Bomb Group, Corpus Christi Times - 11 December 1945, www.findagrave.com - Judy Wilds