Sumner H Reeder

Military
media-35510.jpeg UPL 35510 B-17 'Squawkin' Hawk' crew memorabilia.

My photo, taken 7 October 2018.

Object Number - UPL 35510 - B-17 'Squawkin' Hawk' crew memorabilia.

Major Reeder was the pilot of U.S. Army Air Corps C-54A Skymaster #42-72264 that crashed off shore of West Florida on 19 March 1945. Killed in service.



6 September 1943 successfully returned B-17 #42-30088 'Squawkin' Hawk' with CP Killed in Action (KIA), and Bombardier and Navigator seriously WIA.



DSC/ DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30088) nicknamed "Squawkin' Hawk I" of the 100th Bomb Group, signed by personnel. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Thorpe Abbott. Home 17/5/44. 100th Bomb Group.' Printed caption on reverse: '53312AC - Proud Veteran Goes Home ... With hundreds of autographs on its sleek hull, the war-weary veteran Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Squawkin' Hawk I" is shown shortly before it took off from its 8th AAF bases in England to return to the U.S. for retirement. Covering 47,720
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Squawkin Hawk II
  • Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron 100th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

near Monroe County, Florida 19 March 1945

Born

East St Louis, Illinois

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Added the awards mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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Update Born & Died events and "Summary biography" per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 143913181.

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Added a connection to the 100th BG - see pg. 182 in the book"Flying Fortress" by Edward Jablonski.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 507by Bishop & Hey

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