Frederick J Green

Military
media-38314.jpeg UPL 38314 "Brigadier General Robert Travis with lead crew on a bombing mission to Stuttgart, Germany, pose in front of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 6 September 1943."

Rear L-R: S/Sgt James E Schneider, S/Sgt Paul C Robillard, F/O Robert H Halpin, 1Lt Norman Nels Jacobsen, Maj Lewis E Lyle, 1Lt Jack B Fawcett, Brig Gen Brig General Robert F Travis, 1Lt Lawrence E Effinger.

Front L-R: T/Sgt Frederick J Green, T/Sgt Lloyd E Nordyke, Sgt Shuble A Boling, 1Lt Spencer Frederick Case.

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Object Number - UPL 38314 - "Brigadier General Robert Travis with lead crew on a bombing mission to Stuttgart, Germany, pose in front of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303rd...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 384BG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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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 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group prepare to load bombs and ammunition into a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Satan's Workshop". Passed as censored, then marked as 'Confidential' 27 Aug 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '303BG.' On reverse: 'Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' and US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamps].

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  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Satan's Workshop
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Detroit, Michigan 13 November 1941 Detroit, Michigan

Other

Transferred

1 October 1943 Frederick j. Green (748) was transferred from the 303rd Bomb Group to the 384th Bomb Group per paragraph 12, Special Order #13, Headquarters, 1st Bomb Division, 28 September 1943 and further assigned to the 546th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Order #107, 1 October 1943.

Born

Missouri, USA

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

Frederick J Green: Gallery (3 items)

Insignia associated with the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force.

Object number: FRE 5104 - Insignia associated with the 359th Bomb Squadron...

The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 5135 - The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th...

Object number: UPL 38314 - "Brigadier General Robert Travis with lead crew on...