43-37906 Rose-Etta

media-31408.jpeg UPL 31408 Courtesy Dave Ganz

452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

Object Number - UPL 31408 - Courtesy Dave Ganz

Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/44; Kearney 15/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 29/6/44;

On assembly for Hannover 26/10/44 mid air coll with 43-38696 (452BG) thru propwash, with Bob Specht, Co-pilot: Francis Maurer, Navigator: Paul Gross, Bombardier: Tony Calabrese, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ben Parchimowitz, Radio Operator: Marvin Knapp, Ball turret gunner: Wendell Moore, Waist gunner: Jack Bishop (8 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Lou Correia (RTD-wia); crashed Caston Hall, Easton, Nfk. Salvaged 27/10/44. ROSE-ETTA.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-776953
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19189833
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date
ContributorPete
Changes
Sources

452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Connected to crew, units and base through info in Biography section.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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