3rd Bomb Division
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
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42-107154
B-17 Flying Fortress
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Flying Fortress B-17G 42-107154 'Puddles' 334th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF amd crew.
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Close up of nose art of Flying Fortress B-17G 42-107154 'Puddles' 334th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF
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The crew of Puddles, a B-17 G bomber that flew missions out of Horham AFB in 1944. My father, Lt. Irving O. Schafer, then age 21, was the navigator. It's last mission was flown over Hamburg on 12-31-44 - the city where my father's grandfather had been born.
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B-17G-35-DL 42-107154, 95th BG.
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Leonard C. McReynolds Crew
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Leonard C. McReynolds crew
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Lt. Col. Leonard C. "Mac" McReynolds with his favorite plane to fly "Puddles".
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half hour ish long video vith Mac at the chehalis fairgrounds
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interview with leonard c mcreynolds begins at 1:18
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2005 horham reuninon. mcreynolds can been seen intermittently thruout the video, particularly around the 20 minute mark.
Delivered Tulsa 7/3/44; Hunter 15/3/44; Grenier 5/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-F] Horham 10/4/44; 412BS [QW-F]; with G.L.Ferguson force landed RAF Woodbridge 16/8/44; with M.R. Scott force landed Framlingham AFB 24/12/44; 109m, Returned to the USA Bradley 24/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 12/11/45. PUDDLES.
Service
Units
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95th Bomb Group
Group
The 95th Bomb Group was the only Eighth Air Force Group to be awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The first, shared by all four Bomb Wing Groups, was for the bombing of an aircraft factory under intense enemy fire at Regensburg on 17 August... -
334th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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412th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Kenneth Allen
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Curtis Mozley crew. 33 x combat missions. ETD Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME. -
John Conway
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 16 x combat missions. Injured on Frankfurt mission. Flew with 'Mozley's Mob' 9-Mar-45 on Mission to Frankfurt, Germany in Aircraft 44-8640 'Section 8' Wounded in Action (WIA) ... -
Alvin Duncan
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (6 x Battle Stars). -
Glen Ferguson
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
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Fred Formby
Military | Bombardier | 381st Bomb Group
Morgan, D. * Crew -
Edward Grossheim
Military | Major | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
B-17 pilot with the 334th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group, from April 1944-November 1944. Wounded in action on 7/11/44. Completed 34 combat missions. Distinguished Flying Cross/Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Clusters/Purple Heart -
Leonard McReynolds
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. ... -
Joseph Medzihrasky
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Shortened his last name to "Medzi" after the war. -
Curtis Mozley
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. He was an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and command pilot for 28 years. Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (4 x Battle Stars). -
Joseph Perdeck
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Curtis Mozley crew. 33 x combat missions. ETD Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Missions
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325B
28 April 1944
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327
29 April 1944
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333
1 May 1944
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342A
7 May 1944
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345
8 May 1944
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353
12 May 1944
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355
13 May 1944
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358
19 May 1944
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364
23 May 1944
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367
24 May 1944
Places
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Framlingham
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and... -
Horham
Military site : airfield
Horham airfield was planned and built for RAF use, but handed over to the Eighth Air Force and used initially by the 47th Bomb Group. When they joined the Twelfth Air Force in January 1943, it became home to the B-26 Marauders of the 323rd Bomb Group....
Events
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| Crashed | Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK | 16 August 1944 |
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Force landed RAF Woodbridge 16-Aug-44. Pilot Lt G L Ferguson. |
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| Crashed | Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK | 24 December 1944 |
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Force landed Framlingham AFB 4-Dec-44. Pilot Lt M R Scott. |
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| Returned Stateside | Bradley Field, Salisbury, NC 28147, USA | 24 June 1945 |
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Returned to the USA Bradley Field 24-Jun-45. Veteran of 109 missions. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 May 2022 17:40:50 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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AAM DB Entry. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 May 2022 06:29:02 | Daniel McReynolds | Changes to mission associations |
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https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/aircraft/16 (more to do) |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 May 2022 00:36:44 | Daniel McReynolds | Changes to person associations |
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photo from 95th bomb group website |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 February 2022 10:38:56 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, events and unit associations |
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AAM DB Entry. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 February 2022 02:59:57 | phil marchese | Changes to media associations |
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Save 55892 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 February 2022 02:56:38 | phil marchese | Changes to media associations |
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Image of a later aircraft deselected. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 February 2022 02:35:28 | phil marchese | Changes to production block number, manufacturer and markings |
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Photo image. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 December 2015 22:12:39 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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AAM DB Entry. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 September 2015 17:01:28 | mdgtmstng | Changes to manufacturer and nicknames |
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95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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