John Kyle Lancaster

Military

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A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

People

Charles J Allessio

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 856th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 02072605
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Henry Lee Polansky

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Frederick W Smickle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 856th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-785613
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Born

Floyd, Virgina, USA 21 March 1923

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Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia