World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Bruce W. Osborne
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Alexander County, North Carolina
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
Served as a gunner on b-17 'Bessie the jap basher' with the 11 bombardment group, 42nd bomb squadron. On September 24, 1942, his b-17 was attacked by 20 zero fighters and crashed while bombing shipping off Guadalcanal. Awarded purple heart, WWII victory medal, and asiatic-pacific campaign medal.