Fred G Rowe

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media-33036.jpeg UPL 33036 Sergent Fred Grant Rowe, Right waist gunner

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Object Number - UPL 33036 - Sergent Fred Grant Rowe, Right waist gunner

Sergeant Fred Grant Rowe served in Crew #57 in a B-24H Liberator as a right waist gunner. One of the aircraft he flew was B-24 Liberator "Lady from Bristol". He was honorably discharged in 1943 after flying 31 missions with his crew and pilot Colonel Hammer.

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The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

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

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Roger E Cuddeback

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron 714th Bomb Squadron

Francis A Farris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron 714th Bomb Squadron

Elmer H Hammer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron 714th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-389298
  • Role/Job: pilot

Arthur R Krueger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron 714th Bomb Squadron

Melvin P Rosencranz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron 714th Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

42-52100

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lady From Bristol
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Geary Rowe: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/user/38425

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Brought in sources from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Page 392 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)

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Fred G Rowe: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 33036 - Sergent Fred Grant Rowe, Right waist gunner

Object number: UPL 33037 - Crew 57 of the 448th Bomb Group.