Pete M Ebersole

Military

media-55236.jpeg UPL 55236 Coleman crew; 709th Squadron, 447th Bomb Group. Photo taken at Drew Field, Florida, Fall 1944. Standing, L-R: George Avena, John David Hardie, John Curry, William Tanton, Grady Hise, Morris Nieman; Kneeling L-R: Lt. Richard Coleman, Lt. Peter Ebersole, Lt. John Burk

Timothy Motz, from 447bg.com

Object Number - UPL 55236 - Coleman crew; 709th Squadron, 447th Bomb Group. Photo taken at Drew Field, Florida, Fall 1944. Standing, L-R: George Avena, John David Hardie, John...

November 20, 1944 Assigned new B-17 at Hunter Field. Flew to Bangor ME. Then Gander, Newfoundland, Then Valley, Wales. Arrived ETO 11 December 1944. Assigned 8th AF 447 BG . Completed 27 combat missions before D-day. 1. 29 Jan 45 Kassel2. 1 Feb 45 Wesel3. 6 Feb 45 Chemnitz4. 14 Feb 45 Wesel5. 16 Feb 45 Wesel & Rheins6. 19 Feb 45 Crailsheim7. 23 Feb 45 Crailsheim8. 25 Feb 45 Neuburg9. 26 Feb 45 Berlin10. 1 Mar 45 Ulm11. 3 Mar 45 Brunswick12. 11 Mar 45 Hamburg13. 15 Mar 45 Oranienburg14. 17 Mar 45 Ruhland15. 18 Mar 45 Berlin16. 24 Mar 45 Varrelbusch17. 28 Mar 45 Hannover18. 30 Mar 45 Hamburg19. 31 Mar 45 Brandenburg20 . 3 Apr 45 Kiel21. 7 Apr 45 Schwerin22. 14 Apr 45 Royan23. 15 Apr 45 Royan 24. 16 Apr 45 Royan25. 19 Apr 45 Dresden26. 20 Apr 45 Neuruppin27. 21 Apr 45 Ingolstadt

AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ EAME w/ 3 Battle Stars/ ATO Ribbon/ WW II VM