Gail Farrell Bruner was born on September 6, 1919, in Ottawa, Kansas. He was the son of Trexel Clyde Bruner and Elsie Mabel Moore Bruner. He was married to Mary Jane Hastings Bruner.
Gail served in the 549th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Right Waist Gunner on the B-17 #42-37963 during World War II. On February 21, 1944, bombers were returning to the 385th Bomber Group's base at Great Ashfield, England, from a raid on targets in Germany. The pilot lost control of the plane in the clouds. He collided with another aircraft (B-17 #42-31370) in the formation; a bomber from the 550th Bomb Squadron. Both aircraft crashed into the marshes at Reedham, and all of the crew members of both airplanes were killed.
SSgt Bruner is now buried in the Ruhamah Cemetery, Rantoul, Franklin County, Kansas, USA.
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Bruner Gail Farrell
Name:
Gail Farrell Bruner
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
17166484
Unit:
549th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-02-21
State:
Kansas
Cemetery:
Ruhamah Cemetery, Rantoul, Kansas
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