Frank C Rumberger

Military
media-27698.jpeg UPL 27698 Warming up after a safe return from a raid on Norway, is S/Sgt. Frank C. Rumberger [ Johnston, Pa ], while S/Sgt. Peter Kucher [ Pittsburgh, Pa ], enjoys his coffee and admires Sgt. Rumberger's jacket. Both are crew members of the Boeing B-17 'Lucifer, Jr 42-29988 " - 42-29988 Lucifer Jr (381st BG 535th BS MS-S) transf to 305th BG 364th BS (WF-A) on 22 Aug 43, lost on Schweinfurt on 14 Oct 43.

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Object Number - UPL 27698 - Warming up after a safe return from a raid on Norway, is S/Sgt. Frank C. Rumberger [ Johnston, Pa ], while S/Sgt. Peter Kucher [ Pittsburgh, Pa ],...

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Robert E Edmunds

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35621341 / O-778438
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
A bomber crew of the 381st Bomb Group return to base after a mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31761) nicknamed "Rotherhithe's Revenge". Image stamped on reverse: 'Sunday Pictorial for Censor.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 10 Mar 1944.' [stamp] and '310673.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'BACK FROM BERLIN. Scenes this week at a Bomber station of the U.S. Air Force , somewhere in England. The crew of the Flying Fortress "Rotherhithe's Revenge", a British subscribed ship

Melvin Ralph Hecker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 445th Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron 701st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16066723 / O-665306
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Assistant Operations Officer

Peter Kucher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33286445
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner

Aircraft

42-29988

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Uncouth Bastard
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron

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http://www.303rdbg.com/360edmunds.html

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx

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