William B Musselwhite

Military
media-14074.jpeg UPL 14074 Captain William B Musselwhite.

Typed on a piece of paper pasted to the back of photo:

PASSED BY THE CENSOR NO. 2 12081
AMERICAN FLYING FORTRESSES WAIT FOR ZERO HOUR

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO SHOWS: CLOSE-UP OF A
FLYING FORTRESS PILOT- THE C.O. OF THE
STATION, CAPT. WILLIAM B. MUSSELWHITE OF
JACKSON, MISS.

AKP/ROB 248790 27742

There is also some pencil marks and writing. Name is Circled. "file" is written below the circle.
Also has associated press photo stamp

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Object Number - UPL 14074 - Captain William B Musselwhite. Typed on a piece of paper pasted to the back of photo: PASSED BY THE CENSOR NO. 2 12081 AMERICAN FLYING...

William Musselwhite served as a pilot with the 97th Bomb Group out of Grafton Underwood. He flew in the first all-American raid on Europe on 17 August 1942.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-9043
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Peggy D/ Little Rock-ette
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Camp Shelby, MS 39401, USA 4 June 1942 Married

Born

Mississippi, USA
Attala County, MS, USA

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Family Photo with his hand written caption.

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

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