John J Metz

Military

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

People

Ross L Gentry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2014th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
  • Service Numbers: 38665219
  • Highest Rank: Private
  • Role/Job: Fire Fighter

William F Hill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2014th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
  • Service Numbers: 39562247
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Role/Job: Firefighter

Frank S Kovalcik

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2014th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
  • Service Numbers: 36618463
  • Highest Rank: Technician Fifth Grade
  • Role/Job: Firefighter

Robert L Redmond

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 2014th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
  • Service Numbers: 01994514
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Firefighter

Jack E Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2014th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
  • Service Numbers: 33679233
  • Highest Rank: Technician Fifth Grade
  • Role/Job: Firefighter

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Unit History obtained from USAF

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491st BG Roster & Page 350 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia