Meat Ball the Dachshund

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An airman of the 381st Bomb Group with "Meatball" a dog mascot and a B-17 Flying Fortress, after a raid, 10 March 1944. Passed for publication 10 Mar 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Back From Berlin. Scenes At A Bomber Station Of The U.S. Air Force, Somewhere In England, This Week. "Meatball", the squadron mascot, was out on the field to meet the returning force.' Censor no: 310675. On reverse: Sunday Pictorial, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. media-413519.jpg FRE 4835 An airman of the 381st Bomb Group with "Meatball" a dog mascot and a B-17 Flying Fortress, after a raid, 10 March 1944. Passed for publication 10 Mar 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Back From Berlin. Scenes At A Bomber Station Of The U.S. Air Force, Somewhere In England, This Week. "Meatball", the squadron mascot, was out on the field to meet the returning force.' Censor no: 310675. On reverse: Sunday Pictorial, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 4835 - An airman of the 381st Bomb Group with "Meatball" a dog mascot and a B-17 Flying Fortress, after a raid, 10 March 1944. Passed for publication 10 Mar...

Squadron mascot, pet Dachshund dog. 381st BG, Ridgewell.

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The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

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An airman of the 381st Bomb Group is greeted by his Squadron's dog mascot "Meatball" on his return from a mission in a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Sunday Pictorial for Censor.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 10 Mar 1944.' [stamp] and '310679.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Back from Berlin. Scenes at a Bomber station of the U.S. Air Force, somewhere in England, this week. "MEATBALL", the squadron mascot, was out on the field to meet the returning Forts.'

Object number: FRE 1264 - An airman of the 381st Bomb Group is greeted by...

An airman of the 381st Bomb Group with "Meatball" a dog mascot and a B-17 Flying Fortress, after a raid, 10 March 1944. Passed for publication 10 Mar 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Back From Berlin. Scenes At A Bomber Station Of The U.S. Air Force, Somewhere In England, This Week. "Meatball", the squadron mascot, was out on the field to meet the returning force.' Censor no: 310675. On reverse: Sunday Pictorial, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

Object number: FRE 4835 - An airman of the 381st Bomb Group with "Meatball"...