42-29975 Rum Boogie III

Delivered Cheyenne 23/3/43; Smoky Hill 3/4/43; Memphis 12/4/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 21/4/43 RUM BOOGIE 3rd; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 326BS/92BG [JW-F] Alconbury 23/7/43; when war weary transferred 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 13/6/44; Returned to the USA Homestead 26/7/44; Tinker 6/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Stillwater 4/10/45. RUM BOOGIE III.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-728411
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16044937
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Airplane / Engine Mechanic

Places

Revisions

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Deleted unrelated media from H. Stryker Collection (my error)

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Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey Ward, Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing, 1996. page 325

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log