UPL 55031
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B-17G-105-BO #43-39165 'Ginny', 379th Bomb Group (FC-O) Pictured are: 2nd Lieutenant James I Owens Jr., Pilot Flight Officer Neil J Rissler, Co-Pilot 2nd Lieutenant Joseph L Tullier, Navigator Staff Sergeant Charles Wells, Nose Gunner/Togglier Staff Sergeant William K Byard Jr., Radio Operator/Gunner Tech Sergeant Stephan Wigoda, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Sergeant Robert K Barrett, Ball Turret Gunner Tech Sergeant Alvin E Selfridge, Waist Gunner Staff Sergeant Carl Roberts Jr., Tail Gunner Original Image caption: A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Ginny" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 28 April 1945.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16189539
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18151084
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner, Top Turret Gunner; Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: engineer / Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress