UPL 32773
IMAGE1st Lt Michael with the crew of his Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, 1943. Standing, L to R: S/Sgt Arthur Kosino, waist gunner; S/Sgt Pat Malone, tail gunner; S/Sgt Ray Ridge, flight engineer/top turret gunner; S/Sgt Anthony Russo, waist gunner; S/Sgt Fred Wilkins, ball turret gunner; S/Sgt Reynold Evans, radio operator/top gunner. Kneeling, left to right: 2nd Lt Franklin Westberg, co-pilot; 2nd Lt Sid Miller, navigator; 2nd Lt John Lieber, bombardier; 1st Lt Edward S. Michael, pilot/aircraft commander. (U.S. Air Force)
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17156427
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16150333
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12017644 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36182196
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16003137 / O-37224
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot