UPL 32356

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Sergeant Howard A. Linn, Tail Gunner, 492nd Bomb Group, on the left, meets Wilfried Beermann, who as a fifteen year old turned Howard in to German authorities after Howard had been shot down and was trying to evade capture.

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Units

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Sources

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.