UPL 67483

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Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. A bundle of cold-weather flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men
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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 18 March 1944/Oberpfaffenhofen (Aircraft Plant). Back L-R: SSgt. Ralph Voorhees (FG), SSgt. Doye Blankenship (FG), unidentified 1, SSgt. Fillman Thurman (BT), unidentified 2. Middle L-R: Lt. Col William Buck (CA/CP), Capt. Eugene Wilson (N), 1st Lt. William Kinney (B). Front L-R: TSgt. Alvin Renfro (TT), TSgt. George Carroll (RO), Capt. Lloyd Armstrong (P). To Be Identified: 2nd Lt. Joseph Lewis (N), 2nd Lt. Everett Bailey (OBS/TG.

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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

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

Lloyd Rowland Armstrong

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-665266
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. A bundle of cold-weather flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men

Everett Lee Bailey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-632296
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. A bundle of cold-weather flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men

Doyle Herman Blankenship

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33213036
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Headshot of man wearing military uniform and hat.

William E Buck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-023072, •ASN amended to O-023072 on Station 106 SO# 113 dated 9 October 1943.
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Squadron Commander, Deputy Group Commander, Pilot
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

George Henry Carroll

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12053073
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-97477

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

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Robert Bletscher Collection, 2011.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/36371/category/LeadCrews