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42-38014 Nose Art, LITTLE AMERICA II
384th Bombardment Group KEEP THE SHOW ON THE ROAD
546th Bombardment Squadron Patch
42-38014 BK-G, LITTLE AMERICA II - Lead Squadron. Crashed while landing at RAF Detling, Kent, on return from mission with battle damage. Struck obstructions including a hut, destroying aircraft. There were no personnel injuries.
Accident report #45-01-01-521
Military | Staff Sergeant | SJ, Spot Jammer, Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Walt Ramsey crew. 19 x combat missions. Killed in Action (KIA) near Duisburg in B-17 'Heavenly Body' 43-39053 Left formation at target on fire after aircraft received direct flak burst, setting #4 on fire and #2...
Military | Technical Sergeant | MOS 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Walt Ramsay crew. 27 combat missions. ETD
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Military | Sergeant | MOS 611 Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Joseph Kotys served as a tail gunner with the 546th Bomb Squadron of the 384th Bomb Group.28 x combat missions. After the war, he was a successful gymnast for Kent State University. Olympic games 1948. Won 1949 & 1950 NCAA all-around titles & four...
Military | Sergeant | MOS 611 - Aerial Gunner Ball Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Walt Ramsay crew. 30 x combat missions. ETD
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 384th Bomb Group
42-38014 BK-G, LITTLE AMERICA II - Lead squadron. Crashed while landing at RAF Detling, Kent, on return from mission with battle damage. Struck obstructions including a hut, destroying aircraft. There were no personnel injuries.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | 1034 - Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
Crash Landing Detling, Maidstone, Kent ME14, UK 1 January 1945
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Military | First Lieutenant | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 | 384th Bomb Group
42-38014 BK-G, LITTLE AMERICA II - Lead squadron. Crashed while landing at RAF Detling, Kent, on return from mission with battle damage. Struck obstructions including a hut, destroying aircraft. There were no personnel injuries.
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Military | First Lieutenant | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 Co-Pilot, Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; New Castle 10/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-C] Grafton Underwood 21/1/44; sal battle damaged 27/4/44. NEVADA AVENGER.
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered to Cheyenne 14/11/43; Kearney 3/12/43; Presque Isle, Maine 9/12/43; Assigned to the 546th BS/384th BG [BK-G] at Station 106, Grafton Underwood on 6/1/44; (19/9/44 - struck by flak just before the IP; after dropping bombs on target left...
1 January 1945
Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...
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| Born | 3 February 1922 | |
| Enlisted | Miami Beach, FL, USA | 31 January 1943 |
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Residence: Hillsborough County, Florida |
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| Assigned | Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 16 December 1944 |
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Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 546th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #247 dated 16 December 1944, Walter E. Ramsay Crew. 27 combat missions. |
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| Died | Florida, USA | 9 February 2007 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 10 June 2017 19:20:11 | bombercommand | Changes to service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, place associations, mission associations and media associations |
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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7953 https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=WR26&tf... https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=marberg&GSfn=roy&... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 June 2017 19:00:30 | bombercommand | Changes to awards |
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2017-06-10 information from duplicate AAM File https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/199780 consolidated with this file. http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7953 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:24:36 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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AAIR 45-01-01-521 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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