42-97251 Snuffy

Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/44; Gr Island 27/2/44; Grenier 13/3/44; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-O] Grafton Underwood 24/3/44; battle damaged Aschaffenburg 21/1/45 with Ray Cook; crash landed two miles NW Old Weston, UK and exploded, 100+m, Salvaged.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Richard Balacek
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35913495
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35733061
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-819669
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-812034
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-807825
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Missions

  • Date: 20 January 1945
  • Date: 17 January 1945
  • Date: 8 January 1945
  • Date: 7 January 1945
  • Date: 5 January 1945

Revisions

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Sources

AAIR 45-01-20-522 / Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database