UPL 68479

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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.
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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 8 June 1944/Orleans, Fr (Bridge). Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Billy “Rook” Rooker (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Robert Monfort (N), Lt. George Elias (N), 1st Lt. Donald H. Brown (P), 1st Lt. Raymond Austin (B). Front L-R: Lt. Col. Thomas Beckett (AC/CP), SSgt. Jack Smith (BT), SSgt. Robert “Berg” Berger (FG), unidentified 1, unidentified 2 To Be Identified: TSgt. Harland House (RO), TSgt. Kenneth Swift (TT).

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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

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.

Raymond L Austin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
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. Some of the men are wearing flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

Thomas P Beckett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Operations Officer
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.

Robert J Berger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
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.

Donald H Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
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 Elias

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736763
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-38208

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lilly Belle
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

The Quentin Bland Collection.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35699/category/LeadCrews