839th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (R5-J) of the 839th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group with wounded crewmembers is attended to by ground crew rushing to assist. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'R5-J. Wounded aboard.' media-414526.jpg FRE 8511 A B-17 Flying Fortress (R5-J) of the 839th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group with wounded crewmembers is attended to by ground crew rushing to assist. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'R5-J. Wounded aboard.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8511 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (R5-J) of the 839th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group with wounded crewmembers is attended to by ground crew rushing to assist....

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Lavenham

People

Alfred Chichocki

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 839th Bomb Squadron 487th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Role/Job: Admin/Tech Clerk

Alvin E Cochel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aaron C Conn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Togglier

Aaron C Coon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14046953
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Archie E Cotton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Aircraft

The nose art of a 487th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Bashful Marion". The woman in the nose art is separately named ""Wrong Way" Kairis", and two names are inscribed under the cockpit window (covered by a sheet), a crewman called "Skipper" Schlemm and the crew chief, Technical Sergeant Joe Perisie. Handwritten caption on reverse: '487BG.'

42-52652

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bashful Marion
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron 839th Bomb Squadron

42-52747

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby!
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron

42-98013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron

42-98019

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron

43-37974

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Big Drip, Jr.
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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Combined two duplicate entries for this unit. Now includes information from the following sources:
487th BG http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/collision_30may1944.shtml

'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces. Volume 3. ETO Area - April 1944 - June 1944'. Bishop, Stan D & Hey, John A. Bishop Book Productions. 2009. ISBN 978-0-9547685-3-9

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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 / 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)

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