Eric E Erickson

Military
media-37538.jpeg UPL 37538 Capt John Cadle B-24 Crew

My Dad William B. Ferraro B-24 Crew Topeka Kansas 12/21/1944
L-R BR F. Kidd , C. Youree, A. De Coster, P. Lewis, W. Ferraro, R. Faulkner
L-R FR J. Cadle, E. Erickson, H. Veleto, S. Kesler

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Object Number - UPL 37538 - Capt John Cadle B-24 Crew My Dad William B. Ferraro B-24 Crew Topeka Kansas 12/21/1944 L-R BR F. Kidd , C. Youree, A. De Coster, P. Lewis, ...

B24 41-29456 damaged by flak on 26 Feb 1945 mission against Berlin. Pilot John Cadle flew a/c east and crew bailed out five miles inside of Soviet lines near Mansfelde, Germany. Crew returned to England in March 1945.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

People

William B Ferraro

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20260561
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

41-29456

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

Missions

849

  • Date: 26 February 1945

Events

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Born

Aurora, Colorado

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Stephen R Ferraro

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ContributorSam_Martin
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MACR 12793

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ContributorSam_Martin
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MACR 12793;
RG 334, National Archives, College Park, MD.
Ted's Travelling Circus, pp. 459-462

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster

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