43-38282 Sweeney's Brats
Front row, left to right: John Monsey - Gunner, Charles Johnson - Tail Gunner, Fred Reynolds - Radio Operator, Alvin Ratterman (Raterman) - Ball Turret Gunner
I believe Alvin Raterman's last name is spelled with one "t" based on an entry in Find-A-Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122793519/alvin-b-raterman)
Object Number - UPL 39037 - Back row, left to right: Neal Daly - Navigator, Carl Hershfield - Pilot, William Watts - Togglier, Paul Ronas - Co-pilot, Willard Roberts -...
Delivered Cheyenne 17/7/44; Hunter 25/7/44; Dow Fd 7/8/44; Assigned 862BS/493BG Debach 8/8/44; transferred 338BS/96BG [BX-G] Snetterton 9/8/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 6/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 7/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45. SWEENY'S BRATS.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38553283
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34880857
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-828170
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
