Herbert Henry Schaaf

Military
media-7578.jpeg UPL 7578 B-17 42-102601 BK-K, Bolo Babe
France, September 1944

Associated aircraft

Object Number - UPL 7578 - B-17 42-102601 BK-K, Bolo Babe France, September 1944

29 missions Plane was 'Buckeye Belle' B-17



Air Medal w 5/Oak Leaf Clusterl, EAMEribbon , DFC, purple heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35581546
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-719946
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-771986
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bolo Babe
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania 25 February 1920

Revisions

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Added an Association to “Grafton Underwood”, the home base of the 384th BG.

 

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384thbombgroup.com

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384thbombgroup.com

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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 / Georgia Chapter 8th AFHS 1998 Directory/self, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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