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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. There are canvas bags on the ground in front of the men
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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/4 August 1944, Peenemunde (R&D). Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Frank Gudowski (OBS/TG), 2nd Lt. Donald Loomis (N), 1st Lt. John Shelley (AC/CP), 2nd Lt. James McCartney (P), 1st Lt. George Marquardt (B). Front L-R: Unidentified 1, unidentified 2, SSgt. Clifford Snyder (FG), unidentified 3, unidentified 4. To Be Identified: TSgt. Morton Sapolin (RO), TSgt. Joseph Frisbee (TT), SSgt. Rufus Saunders (BT), SSgt. Wade Flannery (FG).

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Units

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

Wade Henderson Flannery

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36294247
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

Joseph Selvyn Frisbee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34408098
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

Frank George Gudowski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15010678 / O-679501
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. There are canvas bags on the ground in front of the men

Donald O Loomis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
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 kneeling in front. Men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. There are canvas duffle bags on the ground in front of the men.

George M Marquardt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-679561
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

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 kneeling in front. Men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. There are canvas duffle bags on the ground in front of the men.

42-97960

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Mission

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 305th Bomb Group fly in formation.

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  • Date: 4 August 1944

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The Quentin Bland Collection.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35720/search/8882