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Lee H Cafiero

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing its tail. Image via Havelaar. Printed caption on reverse: 'Silver Dollar, a Flying Fortress operating from Grafton Underwood, has its complete tail severed during one of the first 8th Air Force raids on Berlin.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Berlin missile, BK-H, Fort goes down.'

546th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are on the ground.

Horace Hance

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

Thomas L McGahey

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Aircraft

The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

43-38548

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 385th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date6 Aug 2021 15:33:16

ContributorHotelie1970

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Sources

GENERAL ORDER # 659, 27 December 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner, and https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=581