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43-38820 Roll Me Over

Delivered Lincoln 26/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-R] Rougham 11/10/44; 333BS [TS-R]; transferred 34BG Mendlesham /44; Returned to the USA Bradley, Assigned to 3FG with Fred Goetz force landed Granby, MA 21/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. ROLL ME OVER.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 331st Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group.

331st Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Stanley Stephen Sekula

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 7026816
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Engineer

Places

Aerial photography Bury St Edmunds (Rougham) airfield, looking north, the technical site and T2 hangar are to the right, 7 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1557. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bury St Edmunds

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Rougham

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 34th Bomb Group at Mendelsham. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Mendelsham Red Sqdn, 18 BS 5/45.'

Mendlesham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: RAF Mendlesham

Revisions

Date3 Jan 2016 17:57:23

Contributorssekula

Changes

Sources

From my S/Sgt. Stanley Sekula's records.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:33

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log