John C. Mouat Crew
B-17F-120-BO #42-30778 "Lady Margaret" Code: U
388th BG - 561st BS
Standing L to R: Milton W. Thompson (R/O), Edward Parsons (TG), William C. McVey (WG), Thomas E. Morton (WG), Edward J. English (FE), Bernard A. Johnson (BTG)
Kneeling L to R: Henry R. Sampson (CP), Harold R. Vague (N), Milton L. Ehrenreich (B), John C. Mouat (P)
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Group
The 388th Bomb Group flew strategic bombing mission from Knettishall, Suffolk from June 1943 to the end of the war. During this time, though, detachments were sent to Fersfield, Norfolk to conduct Aphrodite missions. In these Aphrodite missions veteran...
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People
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
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Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner
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Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner
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Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Waist Gunner
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Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Waist Gunner
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
John C. Mouat was born in 1921 in a log cabin atCuster, Montana near the battlefield where General Custer and many of histroops were massacred in 1876.During World War II, the author piloted 8thAir Force Flying Fortresses to targets in Germany and was...
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
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Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator
Rose to the position of Judge Advocate General of the Air Force. Retired with the rank of Major General
Aircraft
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 28/7/43; Gore 6/8/43; Pendleton 12/8/43; Reno 14/8/43; Pierre 16/8/43; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 3/9/43; crashed on take off for France 13/8/44 with Leon Sutton, Co-pilot: Harlan Thompson, Navigator: George Healy, Bombardier:...
Locations
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Military site : airfield
Knettishall was built to Class A standard for an American Bomb Group that would be bringing up to forty heavy bombers with them in three or four Squadrons. The 388th Bomb Group, which stayed at Knettishall for their entire service in the ETO, flew B-17...