Bruno Peter Gaido, then Aviation Machinist Mate Second Class, from his catwalk battle station, saw the enemy pilot attempting to crash into his ship. Bruno was seen to dart across the open deck and scramble into the rear seat of the sternmost Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber. The medal, the letter stated, had been awarded to his son, Bruno Peter Gaido, 27, aviation machinist's mate and one of Milwaukee's heroes, who was reported missing in action June 17. The award has been made by the president. Nick Jonas plays Bruno Gaido, a rear gunner who attacked the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier fleet during the Battle of Midway. Lionsgate “At the present time we have only enough water for two...
Nick Jonas plays Bruno Gaido, a rear gunner who attacked the Imperial Japanese Navy's carrier fleet during the Battle of Midway. Lionsgate “At the present time we have only enough water for two... As the aircraft neared the ship and anti-aircraft fire seemed ineffective, Aviation Machinist Mate Third Class (AMM3/C) Bruno Gaido leaped out of the catwalk, climbed into the back seat of a parked SBD Dauntless dive bomber (his normal position as radioman-gunner when the plane was airborne), and swiveled the plane's aft twin .30 caliber ... Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Bruno Gaido, a hero of the Battle of Midway who defied his Japanese captors before being killed as a prisoner of war. As the Japanese bomber continued to close on Enterprise without taking any apparent damaging hits, AMM3c Bruno Gaido leaped out of his battle station in the catwalk. Bruno Peter Gaido was an American aviation machinist mate first class during World War II. Bruno Gaido was born in 1916, the son of Italian immigrants, in Staunton, Illinois.[1] Gaido enlisted in the Navy on October 11, 1940, as an apprentice seaman.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Bruno Gaido, a hero of the Battle of Midway who defied his Japanese captors before being killed as a prisoner of war. As the Japanese bomber continued to close on Enterprise without taking any apparent damaging hits, AMM3c Bruno Gaido leaped out of his battle station in the catwalk. Bruno Peter Gaido was an American aviation machinist mate first class during World War II. Bruno Gaido was born in 1916, the son of Italian immigrants, in Staunton, Illinois.[1] Gaido enlisted in the Navy on October 11, 1940, as an apprentice seaman. Today in History, June 4: 1942 – The Battle of Midway and Aviation Machinist Mate First Class Bruno Peter Gaido. Today is a special day, the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway during WWII. In brief, US Pacific forces had been decimated by a Japanese onslaught since Pearl Harbor.