44-10553 '553'

'553' UPL 81940 UPL 81940 B-24 44-10553 '553', 68BS, 44BG.

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Object Number - UPL 81940 - B-24 44-10553 '553', 68BS, 44BG.

Assigned to 68BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

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The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Glenn Leroy Barr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 68th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 17115979
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Stanley Henry Ducki

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31344303
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Robert Charles Knablein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16079357 / O-813392
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
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James F Wright

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2056682
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Object number: UPL 81940 - B-24 44-10553 '553', 68BS, 44BG.