Fruit, David Leo

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Fruit, David Leo ‡ ⇗
Rank	Private / Sergeant
Serial Number	37537164 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #65 dated 25 March 1945, effective 25 March 1945.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS	757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date	6 April 1945
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Plot E Row 0 Grave 87
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 2 July 1925 Promoted to Sergeant effective 1 April 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #70 dated 1 April 1945. Killed in action with D MacKellar Crew.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 45-04-06-523⇓ (2.689 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Enns, Harkless G⇗	Pilot	TBD
Flt. Ofcr. McLaughlin, Orland Frank⇗	Co-pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Hill, Charles R⇗	Navigator	TBD
2nd Lt. Barbour, Edward Robert⇗	Bombardier	TR
PVT. Fruit, David Leo	Radio Operator / Gunner	KIA
CPL. Puckett, Darrell Herner⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Hearne, John Hubert⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TR
PVT. Buczynski, Stephen Stanislaus⇗	Tail Gunner	TBD
PVT. Doody, Lawrence Joseph, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 0 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
305⇗	6 April 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany	Radio Operator	44‑6923⇗	Crashed near Broughton after takeoff; crew killed. Sortie Report⇗

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