UPL 39082

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Chris "Drake" Dracopoulos's band "The Rhythm Bombshells. Top row (left to right): Chris "Drake" Dracopoulos, Drums; S/Sgt. Glen Pool, Trumpet; Capt. Ken "Red" Plummer, Trumpet / Tenor Sax; S/Sgt. William "Bud" Babcock, Trumpet. Standing left: Russ Hellwig, Bass. Front row (left to right): PFC Tommy Young, Guitar; Lt. Tom Parker Jr., Tenor Sax; F/O Carl Lepon, Alto Sax / Clarinet; M/Sgt. A. K. "Pete" Chauvin, Alto Sax / Clarinet; S/Sgt. Laverne Sevilla, Tenor Sax.

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Units

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 37609359
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: AC
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35068776/T 134576
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Sources

From the private collection of Chris "Drake" Dracopoulos.