Delbert Storm
Military
This photograph was uploaded to Facebook in October 2015 by Storm's daughter. It was shared so often, that its sometimes known as the 384th survivor meme. A meme is an image. that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations.
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Object Number - UPL 26050 - Viral photograph of Staff Sergeant Delbert Storm of the 384th Bomb Group, looking for his old friends. This photograph was uploaded to Facebook...
In October 2015 Delbert's photograph went viral on social media. His daughter shared a photograph of him holding a sign saying 'Share Please, Looking for Survivors of WWII from the 384th Air Force Bomb Group' on her Facebook. The image received huge numbers of shares and as of January 2017 still appears frequently across the social network.
Apparently in light of his Facebook fame Delbert reconnected with his Bomb Group in early 2016, but it is not clear whether or not he has yet found any of his old crew.
Delbert recalls his service:'You can't forget going to Merseburg, went there 5 times. Loved the P51s. Beautiful Plane Making contact for escort. Ball Turret Gunners did the job that no one else wanted. A special breed. Flew my last mission in the waist and really felt exposed'
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Blackwell, Oklahoma | 15 January 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Riley, KS 66442, USA | 27 August 1940 | Residence: McPherson County, Kansas Private, Costal Artillery |
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 24 July 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 547th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 24 July 1944, Edward A. Sienkiewicz Crew. 35 combat missions. |
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Other Completed Tour |
Grafton Underwood NN14, UK | 11 December 1944 | |
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Died |
Bella Vista, AR, USA | 2 April 2017 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
