Serviceman

Bruce D Alexander

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Army serial number

14158621

Rank

Sgt (20 January 1944), Sgt (13 February 1944), Sgt (15 February 1944), Sgt (20 April 1944), 2LT (14 June 1944), 2LT (6 July 1944), TSGT (29 August 1944), 1LT (1 October 1944), 1LT (2 January 1945)

Hometown

DENVER CO; Denver CO; Plevna KS; Denver, CO; San Diego, CA

Also written

Bruce Alexander

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 21, 214

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Leo Cooper Brooks Crew · 840th
• Louis Theodore Seith Commanding Officer · 840th

Missions placed on him

• mission 7, 23 April 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 15, 10 May 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 20, 19 May 1944 · Casarsa · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 32, 14 June 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
• mission 39, 27 June 1944 · Budapest, Rákos · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Rákos: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
• mission 49, 14 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
• mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 55, 25 July 1944 · Linz · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 57, 27 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 59, 30 July 1944 · Budapest, Tököl · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Tököl: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
• mission 60, 31 July 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 75, 23 August 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 109, 16 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Leo Cooper Brooks crew's history names Pilsen: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 21)
• mission 112, 23 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Leo Cooper Brooks crew's history names Pilsen: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 21)
• mission 132, 30 November 1944 · Linz · Listed with the Leo Cooper Brooks crew, which flew it per its history (p. 21); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

4 entries, first 20 January 1944, last 20 April 1944; grades seen: Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

• 1944-01-20 HQ: Dy to sk hosp.
• 1944-02-15 840th: Sk heep to dy. 818th Bomb Sq (H). 483rd Bomb Gp (H), affective 15 Feb Wils without change in station, strength or assignment, redesignated as 840th Bomb Sq (H),
• 1944-02-13 HQ: St. Bik hesp to dy. Dy to sk hosp, 12 Feb 44.
• 1944-04-20 840th: Trfd fr DS to 99th Bomb Gp, APO 520, on 26 Mar 44 per Secret Order. FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT

National Archives pages: roll 461010974 p. 891, roll 463205991 p. 770, roll 463205991 p. 772, roll 469123526 p. 719