1920 - 1944 (23 years)
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Name |
James Norman Bryan |
Birth |
28 Jun 1920 |
Council Groves, Morris county, Kansas |
Gender |
Male |
Unmarried |
never married |
_UID |
05B7DAF2EC0FD511B568BD47275DDA4E36E5 |
Death |
4 Feb 1944 |
France |
Person ID |
I10394 |
sorrells |
Last Modified |
3 Mar 2001 |
Father |
Howe Brolyer Bryan, b. 9 May 1894, Summerfield, Marshall County, Kansas d. 20 Jun 1977, Tucson, Arizona (Age 83 years) |
Mother |
Daisy Pearl Melton, b. 8 Feb 1894, Chalk Kansas d. 23 Jun 1978, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming (Age 84 years) |
Marriage |
26 Sep 1915 |
Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas |
Family ID |
F3803 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday Morning February 13, 1944 B3
S.L. Pilot Wins Medal for Combat Work
Medium Bomber Base, England - Captain James N. Bryan, 1103 Denver Street,Salt Lake City, pilot of the Marauder, "Utah Game Cock," has been awardedthe distinguished flying cross in recognition of his 25 combat missionsover enemy-occupied continental Europe, according to a headquartersannouncement.
Captain Bryan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howe B. Bryan.
Before enlisting in the army air force January 9, 1942 he attendedthe University of Utah. He was graduated from flight school at Roswell,N.M. in July, and was assigned to this Marauder group command. CaptainBryan has been in England since early last summer.
"The toughest raid I've been on was Merville, France," he said."The Jerries were throwing up a barrage of flak that bounced our shiparound like a leaf in a windstorm. We were lucky to get out of therewithout a direct hit."
In addition to the distinguished flying cross, Captain Bryan holdsthe air medal and three oak leaf clusters. The citation accompanying hislatest award said: "Captain Bryan's coolness under fire as a pilot andhis technical skill materially have aided in the successful completion ofthese 25 missions."
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