John W Pugh

Military
media-29975.jpeg UPL 29975 John W. Pugh Great Ashfield 1944

Brandon Pugh - grandson

Object Number - UPL 29975 - John W. Pugh Great Ashfield 1944

John Pugh completed 36 missions as a ball turret gunner with the 549th Bomb Group of the 385th Bomb Group. He flew on 9 different B-17's including Dozy Doats, Sweet and Lovely, Raggedy Ann, Rio Tinto, Hare's Breadth, Hell's Belles, Hot Chocolate, Flying Vixen and five other missions where the planes had no established name.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31395

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Raggedy Ann
  • Unit: 549th Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97079) nicknamed "Dozy Doats" of the 548th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group drops over France. Handwritten caption on reverse: '14/7/44. 'Dozy Doats', 548 BS.' Printed caption on reverse: '55276 AC - Vital supplies are parachuted to waiting Maquis, as an 8th Air Force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress reaches its drop zone over the French countryside. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

42-97079

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dozy Doats
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

43-37803

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell's Belles
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

43-37919

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rio Tinto
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

43-38233

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweet and Lovely
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Dallas, TX, USA

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John W. Pugh - US Army Air Corps WWII

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John W. Pugh Mission Flight Logs

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Correspondence with John W Pugh's grandson, Brandon Pugh.

John W Pugh: Gallery (6 items)

Object number: UPL 29975 - John W. Pugh Great Ashfield 1944

Object number: UPL 29976 - William "Kibby" Kelley's Crew 1944 - My...

Object number: UPL 29977 - John W. Pugh was either a waist gunner and ball...

Object number: UPL 34699 - B-17 Roster for various crews, 385th Bomb Group...

Object number: UPL 34701 - Staff Sgt. John W. Pugh, 385th Bomb Group, 549th...