17th Bomb Group
Group
In addition to the above history, the 17th BG provided the crews for the Doolittle Raid on Japan in 1942
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42-107529
B-26 Marauder
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USAAF 42-107529 Martin B-26C-45-MO Marauder USAAF serial number S/N: 42-107529 Martin B-26C-45-MO Marauder 1942107529, 42-107529 Martin B-26C-45-MO Marauder, Fate: Unit: 17BG95BS Remarks: 17BG95BS Code:66-99 named: Sessanta Nova?, Disposal:
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Sergeant Joseph Louis Curreri
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17th Bomb Group Lapel Pin - Motto: "Toujours au Danger" - Translation: "Always in Danger"
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Sergeant Joseph Curreri on startboard engine of Sessanta Nova - B-26 Maurader 42-107529 with crew chief "Mack" in the foreground.
Telergma, Algeria - December 1942 to May 1943
Sedrata, Algeria - May10 to June 27, 1943
Djedeida, Tunisia - June 25 to November 1943
Villacidro, Sardinia - November 1943 to September 1944
Poretta, Corsica - September 22 to November 28, 1944
Dijon, France - November 20, 1944 to June 15, 1945
Linz, Austria - June 18 to September 1945
Service
Units
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95th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Joseph Curreri
Military | Sergeant | Air Crew Member - Airplane Mechanic | 93rd Bomb Group
Inducted: 29 January 1942 - Camp Upton, New York ...
Places
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Telerghma
Military site : airfield
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Barksdale Army Air Field
Military site : airfield
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Decimomannu
Military site : airfield
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Sedrata, Algeria
Military site : airfield
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Djedeida
Military site : airfield
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Poretta
Military site : airfield
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Villacidro
Military site : airfield
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Dijon-Longvic
Military site : airfield
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Linz Airport
Military site : airfield
Events
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Revisions
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| 16 June 2018 12:08:13 | curreri | Changes to production block number |
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Photograph |
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| 15 June 2018 19:28:50 | curreri | Changes to nicknames |
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B-26 |
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| 15 June 2018 19:27:35 | curreri | Changes to media associations |
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b-26 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 June 2018 17:37:49 | curreri | Changes to markings, description, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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Daddy of them all: Story of the 17th Bomb Group in WWII Paperback – March 1, 1990 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 June 2018 17:23:54 | curreri | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, manufacturer, nicknames and markings |
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"Daddy of Them All: Story of the 17th Bomb Group in WWII" Paperback 1990 by Victor T Tannehill |
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