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Harold H Reynolds

Military

media-34512.jpeg UPL 34512 SSgt Harold Reynolds

ARowe95

Object Number - UPL 34512 - SSgt Harold Reynolds

Waist gunner. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF.

Dallas, TX

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The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (MS-O, serial number 42-3177) nicknamed "The Hellion", of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group flies over countryside. Printed caption on reverse: '65922 USAF - From the altitude this Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 381st Bomb Group is flying, the countryside resembles a patchwork quilt. U.S.AIR FORCE PHOTO.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'The Hellion.'

535th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Carl William Dittus

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-736629
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Eugene R Eckert

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32466079
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Joseph O Long

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Lieutenant B.B. Ridley of the 381st Bomb Group with the Mayor and Mayoress of Bermondsey, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Starr after they inspected a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31761) nicknamed "Rotherhithe's Revenge" 16 February 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Bermondsey Names Its Fourth Fortress "Rotherhithe's Revenge". Photo Shows:- The Mayor and Mayoress of Bermondsey, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Starr, leaving the Fortress after inspecting it. Helping them is the pilot, Lt. B.B. Ridley, of Oklahoma City, Okl

Bill B Ridley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Theodore Rij

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32556233
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-3225

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Widget, Chug-A-Lug Lulu
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Places

Ridgewell

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born		15 September 1922
Died		6 May 2005
Based
Buried			Grove Hill Memorial Park Dallas, TX

Revisions

Date26 Jul 2018 02:27:49

ContributorARowe95

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ARowe95

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:06

ContributorAAM

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 34512 - SSgt Harold Reynolds

Object number: UPL 34513 - SSgt Harold Reynolds

Object number: UPL 34514 - SSgt Harold Reynolds