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media-37619.jpeg UPL 37619 "General Travis and Colonel Lyle with lead crew on bombing mission to Marienburg, Germany, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England 9 April 1944."

Rear L-R: 2Lt Dallas E Kendall, Brig Gen Robert F Travis, Col Lewis E Lyle, 1Lt George T Orvis Jr, 1Lt Ingvald M Iverson, 1Lt Everett Z Randall.
Front L-R: S/Sgt John B Price, S/Sgt John R Chancellor, S/Sgt Andrew G Benevento, T/Sgt Willie T Sparks, S/Sgt Craig Warren Winters.

Object Number - UPL 37619 - "General Travis and Colonel Lyle with lead crew on bombing mission to Marienburg, Germany, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England 9 April...

Delivered Long Beach 27/9/43; Gr Island 26/10/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-N] Molesworth 14/1/44, 427BS [GN-N]; battle damaged Cologne 10/1/45 with Grafton Smith, Melvin Alderman, D.L. Massingill, George Parker, Ray Miller, Albt Dussliere, Melvin Howell (7 Returned to Duty); Edwin Gardner, Bill Dohm (2 Prisoner of War); 100m, sal 6/2/45. BUZZ BLONDE.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-392754
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Squadron Commander
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-682553
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35257747 / O-809719
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 10 January 1945

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11575 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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