John J Rickey

Military

Shot down. Entered service at Camp Upton, NY September 1942. Joined 392nd BG 14 October 1943. Rank at end of WW II was S/Sergeant. Pilot-Capt Young. Flew 31 missions on the 'G. I. Jane'.



DFC/ AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Corporal Hazel Bliss of the Women's Army Corps with a bomber crew of the 392nd Bomb Group and a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed "Pallas Athene- The GI Jane". Image stamped on reverse: 'Planet News.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 12 Feb 1944.' [stamp] and '304565.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"GI JANE" LIBERATOR NAMBED BY WAC. Photo shows: 'Standing with some of the crew of the Liberator "GI JANE", Cpl Hazel Bliss, WAC, of Portland, Oregon, gives the "OK" sign after namin

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  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Pallas Athene
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self & age 388 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)