43-38223 Day's Pay

media-16159.jpeg UPL 16159 This is a picture of my father Lt. Seymour Deutsch (Navigator) in the top row 2nd from right with the rest of his crew. 493rd Bomber Group/862nd Bomb Squad. They flew all of their 36 missions together. 12 in B-24 "Shoo Shoo Baby" and 24 in B-17 "Day's Pay". The rest of the guys were Alan Cohen, Rudy Krack, Frank McCann, Robert M. Neal, Chester Piergies, Charles Purcell, Edwin Stewart, Arlys Wineinger. (Sorry, can't match the names to the faces). Robin Deutsch Collection

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Object Number - UPL 16159 - This is a picture of my father Lt. Seymour Deutsch (Navigator) in the top row 2nd from right with the rest of his crew. 493rd Bomber Group/862nd Bomb...

Delivered Cheyenne 10/7/44; Kearney 18/7/44; Grenier 7/8/44; so named as 51,000 employees of the Hanford Wks, Seattle, chipped in a day’s pay towards war effort; Assigned 34BG Mendlesham, transferred 862BS/493BG Debach 9/8/44; (50+m) transferred 410BS/94BG [GL-H] Rougham 10/8/44; (67m) Returned to the USA Bradley 10/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 24/10/45. DAY'S PAY.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Benjamin Franklin Averitt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38553283
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Seymour Deutsch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-716381
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Herbert E Philbrick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

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ContributorDarren Jelley
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Day's Pay transferred to the 94th BG in February 1945 when the 493rd BG 862nd BS was transferred out to perform weather operations with the 3rd Scouting Force.

493rd BG Archives

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ContributorRobin
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Robin Deutsch

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ContributorRobin
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Submitted photograph of my father Lt. Seymour Deutsch with his crew in front of the plane.

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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