703rd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
See my Facebook page for info
"WW2 Leather Sqd/Group Patches"
my photo
Object Number - UPL 14790 - 703rd Bombardment Squadron (Jimmy Stewart's unit) (Leather patch) See my Facebook page for info "WW2 Leather Sqd/Group Patches"
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Tibenham |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32361445
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sho-Sho Baby
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Related media
- Media Type: Video
- Object Number: UPL 16671
- Description: Faces of War series, featuring 2nd Lt. James Dowling, 703rd Squadron, 445th Bomb Group in the 8th Air Force
- Media Type: Video
- Object Number: UPL 16673
- Description: Willow Run Production Plant, responsible for assembling B-24's in the effort to win the war.
- Media Type: Video
- Collection Name: Rob Edwards collection
- Object Number: UPL 31789
- Description: Video and photographs of the memorials to the 445th Bombardment Group (Heavy) who served at Tibenham, Station 124.
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: UPL 84544
- Description: Picture of Charles J Yost B-24 #42-50325 Service Number: 13128401 Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant Role/Job: Radio Operator
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)
