Commanding officers

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  Alfred Nuttall

  Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot/Group Operations Officer/Squadron Commander | 384th Bomb Group
  Original 544th BS CO, member of original cadre to form squadron. ...

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  384th Bomb Group

  Group
  The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...

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Stations

Station	Location	Date
Based	Grafton Underwood	May 1943 – June 1945
Based	Istres, France

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People

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  William Abare

  Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
  Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 special Orders #68 dated 29 March 1945 as crew pilot. Eight combat missions.

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  Carl Abele

  Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
  Shot down in B-17 42-29867 on Mission #115, 14 October 1943. Missing Air Crew Report #838. POW

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  Abraham Abramowitz

  Military | Staff Sergeant | Flexible Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
  Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943, Alfred L. Sprague Crew. 25 combat missions. 1st 544th Bomb Squadron crew to finish tour.

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  Wendell Ackerman

  Military | Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
  •Sustained Moderately Severe Frostbite over Northwestern Germany on 22 December 1943. • Transferred to the Detachment Of Patients, 303rd Station Hospital on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #178 dated 30 December 1943.

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  Luther Adair

  Military | Flight Officer | Co-Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
  Prisoner of War (POW). 26 June 1943, B-17 #42-3188 'Miss Carriage' was attacked by fighters, left formation and exploded. Crashed near Bernay, France. Missing Air Crew Report #15567

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  Cyrus Adams

  Military | Sergeant | 384th Bomb Group

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  George Adams

  Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group

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  John Adams

  Military | First Lieutenant | 384th Bomb Group
  flew 17 missions; Prisoner of War (POW)

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  Joseph Adams

  Military | Staff Sergeant | MOS 368, Personnel Clerk | 384th Bomb Group
  Assigned to the 384th BG Hq Det on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #50 dated 17 July 1943.

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  Simeon Adams

  Military | Private First Class | MOS 405, Clerk-Typist | 384th Bomb Group
  Transferred from the 544th Bomb Squadron to the 384th Bomb Group Headquarters Detachment on 10 February 1945; to take over the newly formed Group Supply Department. Station 106 Special Order #33, 10 February 1945.

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Aircraft

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  41-24507 Yankee Raider

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Assigned to the 368BS/306BG [BO-G] Westover 25/8/42; Thurleigh 17/9/42; transferred SBA trainer 11/4/43; transferred to the 546th BS, squadron code BK-B, 384th BG, Station 106, Grafton Underwood 23/8/43; transferred to the 545th BS, squadron code JD-B;...

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  41-24560 'Little Audrey'

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-D] New Castle 4/10/42; Thurleigh 26/10/42; transferred 369BS [WW- ]; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-A] Grafton Underwood 5/9/43; 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 15/3/44; Returned to the USA Homestead 14/5/44; Reconstruction Finance...

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  41-24575 Sunrise Serenader

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Assigned 365BS/305BG [XK-S] Presque Is 19/10/42; Grafton Underwood 25/10/42; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-J] Grafton Underwood 19/9/43; detailed Bremen 13/11/43 but recalled with Ralph Connell, Co-pilot: Albt Doman, Navigator: Larry Angthius, Bombardier...

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  42-102617 DEVIL'S BRAT

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Dow Fieldd 14/4/44; Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron, 384th Bombardment Group, squadron code [SU-T] Grafton Underwood, Station 1056, UK on 7 May 1944; battle damaged Merkwiller, France on 3 August...

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  42-102620 DE RUMBLE IZER

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-P] Grafton Underwood 7/5/44; 546BS [BK-P], 544BS [SU-F]; damaged in taxi accident with 43-38721 with George Milligan 22/1/45; taxi accident 14/5/45 and nosed over...

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  42-102661 Big Dog

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/44; Hunter 9/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-L] Grafton Underwood 1/5/44; transferred with group to Istres for mapping duties; Salvaged 9AF Germany 29/12/45. BIG DOG.

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  42-107221

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Delivered Tulsa 28/3/44; Hunter 7/4/44; Grenier 17/4/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-J] Grafton Underwood 2/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 21/6/44 with Francis Finch, Co-pilot: Ollie Prior, Navigator: Jack Dashev, Bombardier: Avon Robertson, Flight...

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  42-107224

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Delivered Tulsa 28/3/44; Kearney 4/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group [SU-Q] Grafton Underwood on 6 June 1944; on a training flight, 3 August 1944 with Howard A. Jung, Navigator: Thomas C. Bates, Flight engineer/top...

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  42-29651 Stella

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Delivered Cheyenne 26/1/43; Salina 9/2/43; Brookley 3/3/43; Morrison 9/3/43; Assigned Harris Prov. Gp, en route from Marrakech to St Eval, Cornwall, UK 7/4/43 force landed Lytchett Minster, near Poole, Dorset, low on gas with Talmadge Wilson, Co-pilot:...

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  42-29670 Thundermug

  B-17 Flying Fortress
  Delivered Cheyenne 31/1/43; Pueblo 18/2/43; Salina 15/2/43; Brookley 19/3/43; Smoky Hill 23/3/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG Earls Colne 22/4/43; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-K] Grafton Underwood 16/7/43; Missing in Action Hamburg 25/7/43 with...

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