Francis Charles Cupp

Military
media-6975.jpeg UPL 6975 Pilot George Hottle's flight crew, October 1944, Glatton Field, Huntingdonshire. Names of the men in the picture (though I'm not sure if they are correctly labelled): George L. Hottle, Jr Emile E. Racine, David W. Ellis, Roger R. Holden, James T. Bell, Jr, Lloyd G. Hesseltine, George Zucker, Francis C. Cupp (Standing 2nd from right in back row), William J. Dufford

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Object Number - UPL 6975 - Pilot George Hottle's flight crew, October 1944, Glatton Field, Huntingdonshire. Names of the men in the picture (though I'm not sure if they are...

Flew 35 missions

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
Black and white portrait of man wearing dark shirt and tie,  with silver Air Force insignia on shirt collar.  There is a wooden placard placed across the man's chest with numbers written across the front.  The man has several days worth of stumble on his face, his eyes are cast down, and he wears a sorrowful expression
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17064929
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Air Engineer

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

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Born

Omaha, Nebraska

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ContributorCraig L
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Original ribbon bar passed on to his son.

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ContributorAnonymous
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Chet was my grandfather. Details for his crews and missions found here: http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Narratives/ll_index.html

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

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