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Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.
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Edmund F "Misch" Auer, Mayfield R Shilling, Francis C "Eb" Eberhart and Ralph R Searle of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room at Lavenham, 1944. This photo was probably taken soon after the 487th Bomb Group arrived in England in April 1944.

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Units

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

People

Captain Misch of the 487th Bomb Group in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Misch.'

Edmund F Auer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Francis Claude Eberhart

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19780A and 17003147 on enlisting
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer
Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Ralph R Searle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron 837th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
Mayfield Shilling of the 487th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Mayfiled Shilling, Houston, Texas.'

Mayfield R Shilling

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Air Leader

Locations

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Revisions

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ContributorPaulWebber
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Sources

1. 487th Bomb Group Association | www.487thbg.org
2. de Jong, Ivo. 'The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H)'. Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
3. de Jong, Ivo M; Hauenstein, Lee C; and Webber, Paul M. 'Photo History of the 487th Bomb Group (H)'. PRI Communications Inc, Nov 2010 | www.487thbg.org/Book/487thPhotoBook.shtml

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ContributorPaulWebber
ChangesChanges to caption, person associations and place associations
Sources

1. 487th Bomb Group Association, www.487thbg.org
2. de Jong, Ivo. 'The History of the 487th Bomb Group (H)'. Paducah KY: Turner Publishing, Oct 2004
3. de Jong, Ivo M; Hauenstein, Lee C; and Webber, Paul M. 'Photo History of the 487th Bomb Group (H)'. PRI Communications Inc, Nov 2010, www.487thbg.org/Book/487thPhotoBook.shtml

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ContributorPaulWebber
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

1. Burbridge, Leo M., ed. 'The History of the 487th Bombardment Group, 22 September 1943 to 7 November 1945'. San Angelo, TX: Newsfoto Yearbooks, 1946 (aka Blue Book; out of print)
http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/130/
2. American Air Museum page for Ralph R. Searle
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/176209

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Minor grammatical editing of caption

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ContributorEmily
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Transferred biographical details to peoples' biographies

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection