Richard Sellstrom Potter
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5134 - The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-764079
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spam-O-Liner
- Unit: 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pauline
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
28 February 1922 | ||
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Other Assigned |
5 August 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 545th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 special Orders #157 dated 5 August 1944, Edgar Douglas Olson Crew. The entire crew (less Richard S. Potter, Navigator) was ordered back to the Zone of the Interior for B-29 Training (personal communication from E Olson, 2012). He flew 33 combat missions. | |
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Died |
3 July 1998 | Sunset Memorial Park Gilmer Upshur County Texas, USA |
Revisions
Contributorbombercommand
Changes
Sources
384thbombgroup.com
Personal communication with Richard S. Potter's daughter on 12 April 2015.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
