41-23874 Ball of Fire Junior

media-48090.jpeg UPL 48090 Lord Trenchard inspects crew of Consolidated B-24 Liberator, ‘Ball of Fire Junior’, at a US bomber station in England.

Crew members L-R: Capt Joseph S Tate (P), St Augustine, FL; 2Lt Thomas B Roll (CP), Milwaukee, WI; 2Lt Thaddeus R Hawkins Jr (N), Griffin, GA; 2Lt Orval D Huff (B), Waterman, IL; T/Sgt Aaron F Moses (E), Monroe, LA; T/Sgt Harold Secor (R), Savannah,GA; S/Sgt Cleiborn U Booker (LW), Augusta, GA; S/Sgt James T South (RW), Lavoina, GA; S/Sgt Edward W Eichmann (BT), Milwaukee, WI; S/Sgt Arthur L Crandall (TG), Campellsburg, IN. All from 93BG Hardwick, Norfolk, England, April 1943.

Object Number - UPL 48090 - Lord Trenchard inspects crew of Consolidated B-24 Liberator, ‘Ball of Fire Junior’, at a US bomber station in England. Crew members L-R: Capt...

Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16029939 / O-46802
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34261191
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15082720
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12024435 / O-660334
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Brest, France 16 April 1943 Battle damaged on 16-Apr-43. Crash landed at RAF St. Eval. 1 KIA, 9 RTD

Manufactured

San Diego, TX 78384, USA Built at Consolidated.

Delivered

Texas, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Hardwick, Cambridge CB23, UK Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

Amendments from 'Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces', Bishop & Hey. No MACR.

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