Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until December 19, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bruce served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #44-40826, 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Waukesha County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 9, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Salesperson and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #44-40826 took off, with a crew of 11, from Kunming, China on a sea sweep mission over the China Sea and the Formosa Straits. After takeoff they were not heard from nor seen again and are believed to have crashed at sea.
Bruce was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 16092181
Bruce also has a "Cenotaph" in the Saint Bruno Parish Cemetery, Dousman, Wisconsin.
( see family links below )
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40826:
Abbott, Murray E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Bowar, Lawrence F ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SD
Deen, Reed D ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, AR
Guffin, John E ~ T/Sgt, Radar Observer, TX
Johnson, Folke L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VA
Knox, Alva L ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Ludwig, Bruce L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WI
Price, Edward W ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OK
Sustarsic, Andrew M ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MT
Trainor, Birtin E ~ S/Sgt, Photographer, CO
Vaughn, James D ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
( Bio, Family Link & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bruce served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #44-40826, 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Waukesha County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 9, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Salesperson and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #44-40826 took off, with a crew of 11, from Kunming, China on a sea sweep mission over the China Sea and the Formosa Straits. After takeoff they were not heard from nor seen again and are believed to have crashed at sea.
Bruce was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 16092181
Bruce also has a "Cenotaph" in the Saint Bruno Parish Cemetery, Dousman, Wisconsin.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40826:
Abbott, Murray E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Bowar, Lawrence F ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SD
Deen, Reed D ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, AR
Guffin, John E ~ T/Sgt, Radar Observer, TX
Johnson, Folke L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VA
Knox, Alva L ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Ludwig, Bruce L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WI
Price, Edward W ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OK
Sustarsic, Andrew M ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MT
Trainor, Birtin E ~ S/Sgt, Photographer, CO
Vaughn, James D ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
( Bio, Family Link & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until December 19, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bruce served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #44-40826, 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Waukesha County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 9, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Salesperson and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #44-40826 took off, with a crew of 11, from Kunming, China on a sea sweep mission over the China Sea and the Formosa Straits. After takeoff they were not heard from nor seen again and are believed to have crashed at sea.
Bruce was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 16092181
Bruce also has a "Cenotaph" in the Saint Bruno Parish Cemetery, Dousman, Wisconsin.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40826:
Abbott, Murray E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Bowar, Lawrence F ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SD
Deen, Reed D ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, AR
Guffin, John E ~ T/Sgt, Radar Observer, TX
Johnson, Folke L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VA
Knox, Alva L ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Ludwig, Bruce L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WI
Price, Edward W ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OK
Sustarsic, Andrew M ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MT
Trainor, Birtin E ~ S/Sgt, Photographer, CO
Vaughn, James D ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
( Bio, Family Link & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bruce served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #44-40826, 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Waukesha County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 9, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Salesperson and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #44-40826 took off, with a crew of 11, from Kunming, China on a sea sweep mission over the China Sea and the Formosa Straits. After takeoff they were not heard from nor seen again and are believed to have crashed at sea.
Bruce was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 16092181
Bruce also has a "Cenotaph" in the Saint Bruno Parish Cemetery, Dousman, Wisconsin.
( see family links below )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40826:
Abbott, Murray E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Bowar, Lawrence F ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SD
Deen, Reed D ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, AR
Guffin, John E ~ T/Sgt, Radar Observer, TX
Johnson, Folke L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, VA
Knox, Alva L ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Ludwig, Bruce L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WI
Price, Edward W ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, OK
Sustarsic, Andrew M ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, MT
Trainor, Birtin E ~ S/Sgt, Photographer, CO
Vaughn, James D ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
( Bio, Family Link & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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