Wilson E Blattert

Military
media-30832.jpeg UPL 30832 Barclay B. Beeby Crew
388th BG - 560th BS

Standing Left to Right: Joseph N. Carmody (N), Raymond E. Snow (B), Barclay B. Beeby (P), Joseph Luke (CP)

Kneeling Left to Right: Wilson E. Blattert (LWG), Melville G. Duff (TG), Peter F. Matura (R/O), Frank M. Farmer (FE) 388th Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 30832 - Barclay B. Beeby Crew 388th BG - 560th BS Standing Left to Right: Joseph N. Carmody (N), Raymond E. Snow (B), Barclay B. Beeby (P), Joseph Luke...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Barclay Boyd Beeby

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16066310 / O-735023
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30340

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dry Run, Screamin Red Ass
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel of the 388th Bomb Group with their Cletrac and a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30851) nicknamed "Little Boy Blue". Image via B Cook. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17F-125-BO "Little Boy Blue" 560th BS, 388th BG, s/n 42-30851. Lost in mid-air 7-19-44.'

42-30851

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Boy Blue
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

42-31214

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Return Engagement
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

42-5899

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sioux City Queen
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Stanton, NE 68779, USA 11 November 1914

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 24 July 1943 - 5 February 1944 37 Combat Missions

Other

WIA

6810 Prouvy, Belgium 2 September 1943 Wounded by flak over target

Died

Scottsbluff, NE 69361, USA 20 February 2001

Buried

Scottsbluff, NE 69361, USA 23 February 2001 Fairview Cemetery • Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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