FRE 3744
IMAGEA bomber crew of the 93rd Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Bomerang". A censor has obscured the insignia on the airmen's jackets. Passed as censored 5 Apr 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '"Bomerang" 53-Mission Liberator Goes Home. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Crew of the Liberator "Bomerang" before leaving for U.S. L-R squatting : 1st. Lt. William N. Ford of Jersey City, N.J. Navigator; Sgt. George C. Ewald of Norfolk, Va. crew chief; T/Sgt. Edwin D. Kleine of Long Island City, N.Y., radio operator. L-R Standing : 1st Lt. George Everhart of Marysville, Kansas, Bombardier; 1st Lt. John V. Kemp of L.A.,; T/Sgt. Alfred B. Bergkamp; S/Sgt. William A. Apy; S/Sgt. Michael L. Sullivan; S/Sgt. Enos H. Lee, Jarrettville, Md. Gunner; T/Sgt. Ralph L. Carroll of West Lake Road, Northeast, Pa., Engineer gunner; M/Sgt. Charles A. Chambers of Mechanicsburg, Pa., crew chief.' On reverse: The Associated Press Ltd. and US Army General Section Press & Censorship [Stamps]. Print No: 314795.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11041009
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17020867
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13037816
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew chief / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17041945 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator / Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Bomerang
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield