UPL 66383

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Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front on top of flying gear.
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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 11 April 1945/Freihan (Oil Depot). Back L-R: 1st Lt. Elgin Hushbeck (MN), 2nd Lt. Ernest Uplinger (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Irving Boyette (P), SSgt. Arnold Fields (TT), 2nd Lt. William Gilbert (N) Front L-R: 1st Lt. Frank L. Cox Jr. (B), 1st Lt Paul H. Sharp (N), Maj. Thomas Hutchinson (AC/CP), TSgt. Kenneth Hart (RO)

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front on top of flying gear.

Irving H Boyette

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front on top of flying gear.

Frank L Cox

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front on top of flying gear.

Arnold E Fields

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front on top of flying gear.

William T Gilbert

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Kenneth C Hart

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11033829
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Military Occupation specialty 757-Radio Operator/Mechanic/Gunner

Aircraft

44-8649

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Trail Blazer
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group

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Sources

The Quentin Bland Collection.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35732/category/LeadCrews