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UPL 72024
UPL 72024
384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 11 August 1944/Brest Peninsula, Fr (Tactical).
Back L-R: 1st Lt. Harland Peck (P), 1st Lt. James Moody (B), Capt. Roy Vinnedge (CA/CP), 1st Lt. Don Mickle (OBS/TG), TSGt. Ralph Knowles (FG).
Front L-R: 2nd Lt. John Giles (N), TSgt. George Hunter (TT), TSgt. Max Algase (RO), 1st Lt. Lawrence Van Etten (MN).
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Back L-R: 1st Lt. Harland Peck (P), 1st Lt. James Moody (B), Capt. Roy Vinnedge (CA/CP), 1st Lt. Don Mickle (OBS/TG), TSGt. Ralph Knowles (FG).
Front L-R: 2nd Lt. John Giles (N), TSgt. George Hunter (TT), TSgt. Max Algase (RO), 1st Lt. Lawrence Van Etten (MN).
The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35716/category/LeadCrews
Delivered Dallas 24/4/44; Langley 15/6/44; Dow Fd 7/7/44; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 8/7/44; transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-Z] Grafton Underwood 29/7/44; 544BS [SU-Z], 545BS [JD-A]; nosed over in landing with Jim Welsh 16/5/45, Salvaged.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2077696
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-522720
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot / Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755655
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-555619
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Godfrey Army Airfield : Bangor Army Airfield : Dow AF Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Langley Air Force Base
Missions
- Date: 20 April 1945
- Date: 30 March 1945
- Date: 28 March 1945
- Date: 24 March 1945
- Date: 15 March 1945
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Sources
AAIR 45-05-16-512 / Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database