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S/Sgt Marlin Joseph “Mutt” Bruckman
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S/Sgt Marlin Joseph “Mutt” Bruckman

Birth
Michigan, USA
Death
10 Feb 1944 (aged 30–31)
At Sea
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Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, Marlin was not officially declared by the military as being dead until February 11, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.

Marlin served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17G #42-31566, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Michigan prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on April 29, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, without dependents.

Marlin was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German Flak and crashed into the North Sea during the war.

He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 36148594

( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31566:

Bruckman, Marlin J ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Michigan
Case, Earl T ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Flynn, Charles J, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Missouri
Nelson, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Orbell, Edgar N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Rankin, Harry E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Thompson, Harold S ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts
Wachal, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Wisconsin
Weightman, Donald S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania
Whitten, Dean I ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York

( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, Marlin was not officially declared by the military as being dead until February 11, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.

Marlin served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17G #42-31566, 339th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Michigan prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on April 29, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Machinist and also as Single, without dependents.

Marlin was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by German Flak and crashed into the North Sea during the war.

He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 36148594

( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-31566:

Bruckman, Marlin J ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Michigan
Case, Earl T ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, New York
Flynn, Charles J, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Missouri
Nelson, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Orbell, Edgar N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New York
Rankin, Harry E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
Thompson, Harold S ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Massachusetts
Wachal, George J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Wisconsin
Weightman, Donald S ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Pennsylvania
Whitten, Dean I ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, New York

( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288164/marlin_joseph-bruckman: accessed ), memorial page for S/Sgt Marlin Joseph “Mutt” Bruckman (1913–10 Feb 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56288164, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).