Emil Beaudry
Military | Colonel | Command Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
Served as Command Pilot for the 714th BS in the 448th and then moved to the 467th BG as Assistant Operations Officer till end of War.
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Harry D Freivogel
Military
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Bryson's crew with Col. Westover (far right). Picture taken before leading entire 8th on mission #24.
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448th Bomb Group flag, One of a collection of flags created for the "Shrine Area" in the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library in Norwich, England.
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Tonopah air field
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448th Bomb Group Patch
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My Dad's diary with a link to what he wrote https://www.camscanner.com/share/b5agX/0/w105s0bikonzd
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Lt. Harry D Freivogel Navigator B24. 448th. 714th
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Bryson's crew training picture
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Lt Harry Freivogel Receiving DFC
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714th Bombardment Squadron (leather patch)
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Model of 448th Bomb Group assembly ship, in the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library, Norwich, England.
After marriage in 1941, Harry enlisted for the draft, and in his own words " being patriotic or probably knowing the regular draft would get me sooner or later and I would be drafted into the regular Army, I decided I would enlist in the Army Air Corps".
One of the Bomber Boys he was stationed with the 448th Bomb Group, 714th Bomb Squadron at Seething. He flew 29 missions as a member of Bryson's crew. The war ended before being able to complete number 30.
After the end of the war in Europe he went back to work for the same company for another 40 years. He and his wife of 73 years raised 3 sons.
Service
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Robert Brady
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner. Bryson's crew | 448th Bomb Group
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Wilbur Bryson
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 448th Bomb Group
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William Horrell
Military | Second Lieutenant | Copilot | 448th Bomb Group
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Casper Interrante
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner and Chaff Thrower | 448th Bomb Group
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George Jeffries
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 448th Bomb Group
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Donald Kamler
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer | 448th Bomb Group
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Gerry Mason
Military | Colonel | Pilot; Commanding Officer of 448th BG | 448th Bomb Group
Commanding Officer of the 448th Bomb Group based at Seething from April 1944 to November 1944. 25 missions over Himalaya 'Hump' while executive officer, Indo-China Air Transport Wing. DFC/ AM -
Theodore Matson
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 448th Bomb Group
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Bernard Neumann
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 448th Bomb Group
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2nd Air Division
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In December 1944, the 2nd Bomb Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division. -
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446th Bomb Group
Group
The 446th Bomb Group, who came to be known as "the Bungay Buckaroos" after the name of their Suffolk base, flew B-24 Liberators on strategic, support and interdictory missions over Europe. The Group led the Eighth Air Force and 2nd Bomb Division on the... -
448th Bomb Group
Group
The 448th Bombardment Group was organized on 6 April 1943 and activated on 1 May 1943 at Gowen Field, near Boise, Idaho. The initial training of the air crews took place in Florida. The entire group was assembled Wendover Field, Utah. Both air and... -
339th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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712th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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714th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-50799
B-24 Liberator
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42-95298 Trouble 'N Mind
B-24 Liberator
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44-10536
B-24 Liberator
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41-29489
B-24 Liberator
Became formation assembly ship in February 1945, named The Striped Ape
Missions
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8th Air Force 554
15 August 1944
Airfields in NW Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium are the primary targets for this mission. 8th Air Force despatches a total of 932 aircraft. The raid is coordinated with 1,000 Royal Air Force (RAF) heavy bombers and Mosquitos attacking 9 airfields... -
8th Air Force 556
16 August 1944
Aircraft factories and oil refineries are the primary targets for this mission. A total of 1090 heavy bombers are despatched. See Mission Details for particulars. ... -
595
1 September 1944
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8th Air Force
6 September 1944
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639
18 September 1944
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645
22 September 1944
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8th Air Force 650
27 September 1944
This mission is conducted by three elements against industrial targets, an oil refinery and an aircraft factory in Germany. A total of 1,192 heavy bombers are dispatched from 1st, 2nd and 3rd Bomb Divisions: ... -
669
7 October 1944
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693
30 October 1944
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707
9 November 1944
Associated Place
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Hardwick
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF bomber airfield, Hardwick was used first by the 310th Bomb Group, equipped with B-25 Mitchells. In December 1943, the B-24 Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group moved in, and remained until the end of the war, flying over 330 missions.... -
Seething
Military site : airfield
Built during 1942-43 as an Eighth Air Force bomber base, Seething had three concrete runways, 51 hardstandings of both loop and 'frying-pan’ types, and two T2 hangars, one on each side of the airfield. It was home to the 448th Bomb Group, equipped with...
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| Born | O'Fallon, IL, USA | 30 August 1921 |
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Born in his Grandfather's house |
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| Enlisted | Saint Louis, MO, USA | 22 August 1942 |
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Had to have named changed from Jean to Harry on birth certificate. |
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| Reported to duty | Chicago, IL, USA | February 1943 |
| Based | Seething | 4 August 1944 – 15 April 1945 |
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2nd Air Div, 448th Bomb Group. 714th Bomb Squadron |
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| Lived in | O'Fallon, IL, USA | 1945 – January 1950 |
| Discharged | Scott Air Force Base, IL, USA | 22 September 1945 |
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Had to remain on inactive service for 7 years. |
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| Lived in | Shreveport, LA, USA | January 1950 – August 1953 |
| Lived in | Birmingham, AL, USA | September 1950 – November 1950 |
| Lived in | Sacramento, CA, USA | June 1957 – August 1960 |
| Lived in | Dallas, TX, USA | August 1960 – June 1965 |
| Lived in | Omaha, NE, USA | 1965 – 10 January 2015 |
| Died | Omaha, NE, USA | 10 January 2015 |
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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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