New Bedford, Massachusetts – April 4, 1943
On April 4, 1943, 2nd Lieutenant Fred V. Bright, Jr. took off from Hillsgrove Army Airfield in Warwick, Rhode Island, for a routine training flight in a P-47C Thunderbolt, (Ser. No. 41-6562). While over New Bedford, Massachusetts, Lt. Bright radioed the control tower at Hillsgrove that he was having problems with the aircraft and would be making an emergency landing at the New Bedford Airport which he happened to be passing over at the time. As he was making his final approach his plane was seen to crash and burn about 100 yards from the end of the runway.
Lt. Bright was survived by his wife living in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
-Book, "Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents In The United States, 1941-1945", by Anthony J. Mireles, C. 2006.
-The Waterbury Democrat, "Pilot Identified", April 5, 1943
-Contributor: 48125073
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Marriage record
Name: Fred V Bright
Spouse: Helen Louise Russell
Marriage Date: 1942
Marriage Place: St Joseph, IN
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Fred V Bright Jr
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Michigan
State of Residence: Michigan
County or City: Kent
Enlistment Date: 20 Mar 1942
Enlistment State: Michigan
Enlistment City: Grand Rapids
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Fred Bright
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1923
Death Date: 4 Apr 1943
SSN: 385142654
Enlistment Date 1: 24 May 1942
Release Date 1: 4 Apr 1943
On April 4, 1943, 2nd Lieutenant Fred V. Bright, Jr. took off from Hillsgrove Army Airfield in Warwick, Rhode Island, for a routine training flight in a P-47C Thunderbolt, (Ser. No. 41-6562). While over New Bedford, Massachusetts, Lt. Bright radioed the control tower at Hillsgrove that he was having problems with the aircraft and would be making an emergency landing at the New Bedford Airport which he happened to be passing over at the time. As he was making his final approach his plane was seen to crash and burn about 100 yards from the end of the runway.
Lt. Bright was survived by his wife living in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
-Book, "Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents In The United States, 1941-1945", by Anthony J. Mireles, C. 2006.
-The Waterbury Democrat, "Pilot Identified", April 5, 1943
-Contributor: 48125073
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Marriage record
Name: Fred V Bright
Spouse: Helen Louise Russell
Marriage Date: 1942
Marriage Place: St Joseph, IN
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Fred V Bright Jr
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Michigan
State of Residence: Michigan
County or City: Kent
Enlistment Date: 20 Mar 1942
Enlistment State: Michigan
Enlistment City: Grand Rapids
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Fred Bright
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1923
Death Date: 4 Apr 1943
SSN: 385142654
Enlistment Date 1: 24 May 1942
Release Date 1: 4 Apr 1943
New Bedford, Massachusetts – April 4, 1943
On April 4, 1943, 2nd Lieutenant Fred V. Bright, Jr. took off from Hillsgrove Army Airfield in Warwick, Rhode Island, for a routine training flight in a P-47C Thunderbolt, (Ser. No. 41-6562). While over New Bedford, Massachusetts, Lt. Bright radioed the control tower at Hillsgrove that he was having problems with the aircraft and would be making an emergency landing at the New Bedford Airport which he happened to be passing over at the time. As he was making his final approach his plane was seen to crash and burn about 100 yards from the end of the runway.
Lt. Bright was survived by his wife living in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
-Book, "Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents In The United States, 1941-1945", by Anthony J. Mireles, C. 2006.
-The Waterbury Democrat, "Pilot Identified", April 5, 1943
-Contributor: 48125073
............................................
Marriage record
Name: Fred V Bright
Spouse: Helen Louise Russell
Marriage Date: 1942
Marriage Place: St Joseph, IN
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Fred V Bright Jr
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Michigan
State of Residence: Michigan
County or City: Kent
Enlistment Date: 20 Mar 1942
Enlistment State: Michigan
Enlistment City: Grand Rapids
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Fred Bright
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1923
Death Date: 4 Apr 1943
SSN: 385142654
Enlistment Date 1: 24 May 1942
Release Date 1: 4 Apr 1943
On April 4, 1943, 2nd Lieutenant Fred V. Bright, Jr. took off from Hillsgrove Army Airfield in Warwick, Rhode Island, for a routine training flight in a P-47C Thunderbolt, (Ser. No. 41-6562). While over New Bedford, Massachusetts, Lt. Bright radioed the control tower at Hillsgrove that he was having problems with the aircraft and would be making an emergency landing at the New Bedford Airport which he happened to be passing over at the time. As he was making his final approach his plane was seen to crash and burn about 100 yards from the end of the runway.
Lt. Bright was survived by his wife living in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
-Book, "Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation Accidents In The United States, 1941-1945", by Anthony J. Mireles, C. 2006.
-The Waterbury Democrat, "Pilot Identified", April 5, 1943
-Contributor: 48125073
............................................
Marriage record
Name: Fred V Bright
Spouse: Helen Louise Russell
Marriage Date: 1942
Marriage Place: St Joseph, IN
...............................
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Fred V Bright Jr
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Michigan
State of Residence: Michigan
County or City: Kent
Enlistment Date: 20 Mar 1942
Enlistment State: Michigan
Enlistment City: Grand Rapids
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Actors and actresses
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Fred Bright
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1923
Death Date: 4 Apr 1943
SSN: 385142654
Enlistment Date 1: 24 May 1942
Release Date 1: 4 Apr 1943
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