UPL 65498
IMAGEGaulke Crew, 856th BS, 492nd BG. While interned at Västerås, Sweden, Warren Branch put together this keepsake montage of the men of the Gaulke Crew 602, using a photo of an interned 389th BG Liberator in the background.
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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: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-811064
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Mission
- Date: 29 May 1944
Revisions
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Contributoracbernstein1
Sources
photo coutesy of Karen Cline, daughter of Gaulke Crew gunner Warren Branch. http://www.492ndbombgroup.com/photos/crew-photos/602-Gaulke-01.html