1930 United States Federal Census (03 April 1930): Pittsburgh (Ward 19), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (sheet 7A, family 4, 160 Sycamore) – Samuel Bruno (9 Pennsylvania).
1940 United States Federal Census (17 April 1940): Pittsburgh (Ward 19), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (sheet 9B, household 184, 160 Sycamore) – Anthony Bruno (19 Pennsylvania). His family had lived in the same house in 1935. Samuel had completed 3 years of high school.
1941 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, City Directory – S. Anthony Bruno laborer r160 Sycamore.
Samuel Anthony Bruno (21, 01 January 1921, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), a resident of 160 Sycamore St., Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No. 862, Order No. 11197) on 16 February 1942 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was employed by Pittsburgh Railways Company - Track Division. Samuel listed Joseph Stepp, as the person who would always know his address. He was described as 5' 11" in height, 170 lbs., with a light complexion, curly brown hair and blue eyes. He had a scar on his right cheek.
Samuel A. Bruno (1921 Pennsylvania), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, enlisted as a Private (S/N 33303833) in the U.S. Army on 15 September 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was single, had completed 3 years of high school, and had been employed in the transportation occupation.
September 1943
Private First Class Samuel A. Bruno was promoted to the grade of Corporal at Fort Benning, Georgia. Corporal Bruno lives at 160 Sycamore Street.
Corporal Bruno was assigned to the 70th Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force where he served as a radio operator. He was sent to the South Pacific.
May 1944
Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno of 160 Sycamore Street, Mt. Washington was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his work as radio operator on troop carrier command planes in the New Guinea area.
March 1945
Sycamore St. Sergeant In Southwest Pacific – Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bruno, 160 Sycamore St., recently participated in his unit's first mission into newly captured Luzon airdromes. Sgt. Bruno's outfit has been in action in the Southwest Pacific area for 18 months. Source: The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Saturday, 17 March 1945, page 15.
Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno was the radio operator on a Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando (C-46D #44-77360) with the 70th Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force. The C-46D #44-77360 took off at about 1630, 15 March 1945, with a crew of 4 and 21 passengers, on a ferrying mission from Elmore Field, Mindoro, Philippine Islands to Tanauan, Leyte, Philippine Islands. On approach in poor weather conditions, the plane crashed into a mountain located 6 kms (3.75 miles) northwest of San Roque, south of Tanauan, Leyte, Philippine Islands. The entire crew and all passenger were killed.
Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno was first buried in 7740 USAF Cemetery, Leyte #1, Palo, Leyte, Philippines Islands – Grave 217 (D-D 1399). After the war (autumn of 1947) his remains (along with 8,568 other American soldiers) were disinterred and brought to the American Graves Registration Service Manila Mausoleum. From there, according to the wishes of his next of kin (father, Mr. Joseph Bruno), Sergeant Samuel A. Bruno was buried in his final resting place in the 7701 Ft. McKinley Cemetery (now known as the Manila American Cemetery) – Plot J, Row 9, Grave 7.
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
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Crew who perished on C-46D #44-77360:
Bruno, Samuel A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Haslam, Wilson B ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WA
Poillucci, Arthur T ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Reed, Myles V ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Passengers who perished on C-46D #44-77360:
Adkins, Chester C ~ Pfc, IL
Baird, John H, Jr ~ 1st Lt, MO
Baker, Raymond E ~ T/4, WA
Bekenstein, Charles J ~ T/5, D.C.
Compton, Lewis G, Jr ~ Capt, TX
Davis, Guy J ~ Pfc, NC
Dougherty, Charles E ~ Capt, WA
Enochs, Charles S ~ Capt, CO
Fatula, Andrew ~ Sgt, PA
Frankforther, Lewis L ~ Pvt, OH
Gonzalez, Alejandro ~ S/Sgt, TX
Hageman, Jack F ~ Pfc, OH
Horning, Adam E ~ T/5, MI
Jacobs, James A ~ 2nd Lt, WV
Sass, Joseph F ~ FO, NJ
Sermersheim, Joseph J, Jr, Corp, KY
Turner, Charles H ~ Capt, AL
Walton, Robert M ~ Corp, PA
Weston, Bruce S ~ T/5, VA
Wigen, Ken J ~ Corp, WI
Willis, John R ~ 1st Lt, NY
(Crew list and links by: Russ Pickett )
1940 United States Federal Census (17 April 1940): Pittsburgh (Ward 19), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (sheet 9B, household 184, 160 Sycamore) – Anthony Bruno (19 Pennsylvania). His family had lived in the same house in 1935. Samuel had completed 3 years of high school.
1941 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, City Directory – S. Anthony Bruno laborer r160 Sycamore.
Samuel Anthony Bruno (21, 01 January 1921, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), a resident of 160 Sycamore St., Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No. 862, Order No. 11197) on 16 February 1942 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was employed by Pittsburgh Railways Company - Track Division. Samuel listed Joseph Stepp, as the person who would always know his address. He was described as 5' 11" in height, 170 lbs., with a light complexion, curly brown hair and blue eyes. He had a scar on his right cheek.
Samuel A. Bruno (1921 Pennsylvania), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, enlisted as a Private (S/N 33303833) in the U.S. Army on 15 September 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was single, had completed 3 years of high school, and had been employed in the transportation occupation.
September 1943
Private First Class Samuel A. Bruno was promoted to the grade of Corporal at Fort Benning, Georgia. Corporal Bruno lives at 160 Sycamore Street.
Corporal Bruno was assigned to the 70th Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force where he served as a radio operator. He was sent to the South Pacific.
May 1944
Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno of 160 Sycamore Street, Mt. Washington was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his work as radio operator on troop carrier command planes in the New Guinea area.
March 1945
Sycamore St. Sergeant In Southwest Pacific – Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bruno, 160 Sycamore St., recently participated in his unit's first mission into newly captured Luzon airdromes. Sgt. Bruno's outfit has been in action in the Southwest Pacific area for 18 months. Source: The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Saturday, 17 March 1945, page 15.
Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno was the radio operator on a Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando (C-46D #44-77360) with the 70th Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force. The C-46D #44-77360 took off at about 1630, 15 March 1945, with a crew of 4 and 21 passengers, on a ferrying mission from Elmore Field, Mindoro, Philippine Islands to Tanauan, Leyte, Philippine Islands. On approach in poor weather conditions, the plane crashed into a mountain located 6 kms (3.75 miles) northwest of San Roque, south of Tanauan, Leyte, Philippine Islands. The entire crew and all passenger were killed.
Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno was first buried in 7740 USAF Cemetery, Leyte #1, Palo, Leyte, Philippines Islands – Grave 217 (D-D 1399). After the war (autumn of 1947) his remains (along with 8,568 other American soldiers) were disinterred and brought to the American Graves Registration Service Manila Mausoleum. From there, according to the wishes of his next of kin (father, Mr. Joseph Bruno), Sergeant Samuel A. Bruno was buried in his final resting place in the 7701 Ft. McKinley Cemetery (now known as the Manila American Cemetery) – Plot J, Row 9, Grave 7.
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
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Crew who perished on C-46D #44-77360:
Bruno, Samuel A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Haslam, Wilson B ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WA
Poillucci, Arthur T ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Reed, Myles V ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Passengers who perished on C-46D #44-77360:
Adkins, Chester C ~ Pfc, IL
Baird, John H, Jr ~ 1st Lt, MO
Baker, Raymond E ~ T/4, WA
Bekenstein, Charles J ~ T/5, D.C.
Compton, Lewis G, Jr ~ Capt, TX
Davis, Guy J ~ Pfc, NC
Dougherty, Charles E ~ Capt, WA
Enochs, Charles S ~ Capt, CO
Fatula, Andrew ~ Sgt, PA
Frankforther, Lewis L ~ Pvt, OH
Gonzalez, Alejandro ~ S/Sgt, TX
Hageman, Jack F ~ Pfc, OH
Horning, Adam E ~ T/5, MI
Jacobs, James A ~ 2nd Lt, WV
Sass, Joseph F ~ FO, NJ
Sermersheim, Joseph J, Jr, Corp, KY
Turner, Charles H ~ Capt, AL
Walton, Robert M ~ Corp, PA
Weston, Bruce S ~ T/5, VA
Wigen, Ken J ~ Corp, WI
Willis, John R ~ 1st Lt, NY
(Crew list and links by: Russ Pickett )
1930 United States Federal Census (03 April 1930): Pittsburgh (Ward 19), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (sheet 7A, family 4, 160 Sycamore) – Samuel Bruno (9 Pennsylvania).
1940 United States Federal Census (17 April 1940): Pittsburgh (Ward 19), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (sheet 9B, household 184, 160 Sycamore) – Anthony Bruno (19 Pennsylvania). His family had lived in the same house in 1935. Samuel had completed 3 years of high school.
1941 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, City Directory – S. Anthony Bruno laborer r160 Sycamore.
Samuel Anthony Bruno (21, 01 January 1921, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), a resident of 160 Sycamore St., Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No. 862, Order No. 11197) on 16 February 1942 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was employed by Pittsburgh Railways Company - Track Division. Samuel listed Joseph Stepp, as the person who would always know his address. He was described as 5' 11" in height, 170 lbs., with a light complexion, curly brown hair and blue eyes. He had a scar on his right cheek.
Samuel A. Bruno (1921 Pennsylvania), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, enlisted as a Private (S/N 33303833) in the U.S. Army on 15 September 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was single, had completed 3 years of high school, and had been employed in the transportation occupation.
September 1943
Private First Class Samuel A. Bruno was promoted to the grade of Corporal at Fort Benning, Georgia. Corporal Bruno lives at 160 Sycamore Street.
Corporal Bruno was assigned to the 70th Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force where he served as a radio operator. He was sent to the South Pacific.
May 1944
Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno of 160 Sycamore Street, Mt. Washington was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his work as radio operator on troop carrier command planes in the New Guinea area.
March 1945
Sycamore St. Sergeant In Southwest Pacific – Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bruno, 160 Sycamore St., recently participated in his unit's first mission into newly captured Luzon airdromes. Sgt. Bruno's outfit has been in action in the Southwest Pacific area for 18 months. Source: The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Saturday, 17 March 1945, page 15.
Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno was the radio operator on a Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando (C-46D #44-77360) with the 70th Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force. The C-46D #44-77360 took off at about 1630, 15 March 1945, with a crew of 4 and 21 passengers, on a ferrying mission from Elmore Field, Mindoro, Philippine Islands to Tanauan, Leyte, Philippine Islands. On approach in poor weather conditions, the plane crashed into a mountain located 6 kms (3.75 miles) northwest of San Roque, south of Tanauan, Leyte, Philippine Islands. The entire crew and all passenger were killed.
Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno was first buried in 7740 USAF Cemetery, Leyte #1, Palo, Leyte, Philippines Islands – Grave 217 (D-D 1399). After the war (autumn of 1947) his remains (along with 8,568 other American soldiers) were disinterred and brought to the American Graves Registration Service Manila Mausoleum. From there, according to the wishes of his next of kin (father, Mr. Joseph Bruno), Sergeant Samuel A. Bruno was buried in his final resting place in the 7701 Ft. McKinley Cemetery (now known as the Manila American Cemetery) – Plot J, Row 9, Grave 7.
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
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Crew who perished on C-46D #44-77360:
Bruno, Samuel A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Haslam, Wilson B ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WA
Poillucci, Arthur T ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Reed, Myles V ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Passengers who perished on C-46D #44-77360:
Adkins, Chester C ~ Pfc, IL
Baird, John H, Jr ~ 1st Lt, MO
Baker, Raymond E ~ T/4, WA
Bekenstein, Charles J ~ T/5, D.C.
Compton, Lewis G, Jr ~ Capt, TX
Davis, Guy J ~ Pfc, NC
Dougherty, Charles E ~ Capt, WA
Enochs, Charles S ~ Capt, CO
Fatula, Andrew ~ Sgt, PA
Frankforther, Lewis L ~ Pvt, OH
Gonzalez, Alejandro ~ S/Sgt, TX
Hageman, Jack F ~ Pfc, OH
Horning, Adam E ~ T/5, MI
Jacobs, James A ~ 2nd Lt, WV
Sass, Joseph F ~ FO, NJ
Sermersheim, Joseph J, Jr, Corp, KY
Turner, Charles H ~ Capt, AL
Walton, Robert M ~ Corp, PA
Weston, Bruce S ~ T/5, VA
Wigen, Ken J ~ Corp, WI
Willis, John R ~ 1st Lt, NY
(Crew list and links by: Russ Pickett )
1940 United States Federal Census (17 April 1940): Pittsburgh (Ward 19), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (sheet 9B, household 184, 160 Sycamore) – Anthony Bruno (19 Pennsylvania). His family had lived in the same house in 1935. Samuel had completed 3 years of high school.
1941 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, City Directory – S. Anthony Bruno laborer r160 Sycamore.
Samuel Anthony Bruno (21, 01 January 1921, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), a resident of 160 Sycamore St., Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, signed up for his World War II Draft Registration Card (Serial No. 862, Order No. 11197) on 16 February 1942 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was employed by Pittsburgh Railways Company - Track Division. Samuel listed Joseph Stepp, as the person who would always know his address. He was described as 5' 11" in height, 170 lbs., with a light complexion, curly brown hair and blue eyes. He had a scar on his right cheek.
Samuel A. Bruno (1921 Pennsylvania), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, enlisted as a Private (S/N 33303833) in the U.S. Army on 15 September 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was single, had completed 3 years of high school, and had been employed in the transportation occupation.
September 1943
Private First Class Samuel A. Bruno was promoted to the grade of Corporal at Fort Benning, Georgia. Corporal Bruno lives at 160 Sycamore Street.
Corporal Bruno was assigned to the 70th Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force where he served as a radio operator. He was sent to the South Pacific.
May 1944
Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno of 160 Sycamore Street, Mt. Washington was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his work as radio operator on troop carrier command planes in the New Guinea area.
March 1945
Sycamore St. Sergeant In Southwest Pacific – Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bruno, 160 Sycamore St., recently participated in his unit's first mission into newly captured Luzon airdromes. Sgt. Bruno's outfit has been in action in the Southwest Pacific area for 18 months. Source: The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Saturday, 17 March 1945, page 15.
Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno was the radio operator on a Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando (C-46D #44-77360) with the 70th Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force. The C-46D #44-77360 took off at about 1630, 15 March 1945, with a crew of 4 and 21 passengers, on a ferrying mission from Elmore Field, Mindoro, Philippine Islands to Tanauan, Leyte, Philippine Islands. On approach in poor weather conditions, the plane crashed into a mountain located 6 kms (3.75 miles) northwest of San Roque, south of Tanauan, Leyte, Philippine Islands. The entire crew and all passenger were killed.
Sgt. Samuel A. Bruno was first buried in 7740 USAF Cemetery, Leyte #1, Palo, Leyte, Philippines Islands – Grave 217 (D-D 1399). After the war (autumn of 1947) his remains (along with 8,568 other American soldiers) were disinterred and brought to the American Graves Registration Service Manila Mausoleum. From there, according to the wishes of his next of kin (father, Mr. Joseph Bruno), Sergeant Samuel A. Bruno was buried in his final resting place in the 7701 Ft. McKinley Cemetery (now known as the Manila American Cemetery) – Plot J, Row 9, Grave 7.
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crew who perished on C-46D #44-77360:
Bruno, Samuel A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Haslam, Wilson B ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, WA
Poillucci, Arthur T ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Reed, Myles V ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Passengers who perished on C-46D #44-77360:
Adkins, Chester C ~ Pfc, IL
Baird, John H, Jr ~ 1st Lt, MO
Baker, Raymond E ~ T/4, WA
Bekenstein, Charles J ~ T/5, D.C.
Compton, Lewis G, Jr ~ Capt, TX
Davis, Guy J ~ Pfc, NC
Dougherty, Charles E ~ Capt, WA
Enochs, Charles S ~ Capt, CO
Fatula, Andrew ~ Sgt, PA
Frankforther, Lewis L ~ Pvt, OH
Gonzalez, Alejandro ~ S/Sgt, TX
Hageman, Jack F ~ Pfc, OH
Horning, Adam E ~ T/5, MI
Jacobs, James A ~ 2nd Lt, WV
Sass, Joseph F ~ FO, NJ
Sermersheim, Joseph J, Jr, Corp, KY
Turner, Charles H ~ Capt, AL
Walton, Robert M ~ Corp, PA
Weston, Bruce S ~ T/5, VA
Wigen, Ken J ~ Corp, WI
Willis, John R ~ 1st Lt, NY
(Crew list and links by: Russ Pickett )
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