44-8179 Cadet Nurse ; Yankee Wolf

Object Number - UPL 26762

Delivered Dallas 30/6/44; Langley 27/7/44; Dow Fd 22/8/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-L] Horham 25/8/44; 335BS [OE-T]; 344BS [BG-S] battle damaged Cologne 17/10/44 with John Miller, Bombardier: Art Scroggins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Manuel Houlis, - Harris pass), all [WIA]; Navigator: Lt David E Tyrrell; - Davis (Killed in Action); ? (5 Prisoner of War); crash landed Belgium. Repaired and returned to group, battle damaged Nurnberg 20/2/45 with John Roy; attacked by Me 163, force landed between Beauraing and Winnene, near Florennes, Bel; rep; with R.E. Parker, force landed A-78 Florennes AF, Bel; 26m, sal 9AF Germany 10/5/46. CADET NURSE aka YANKEE WOLF.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

George Fredrick Asprocolas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Billy Paul Decherniss

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-712131
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Radar Navigator

Robert M Haupt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33514286
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

John M Miller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Zach T Stanborough

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14096166
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Missions

Revisions

Date20 Dec 2022 20:31:00
Contributoracbernstein1
Sources

https://95thbgdb.com/aircraft/320 

Date24 Nov 2020 23:18:09
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a "]" in the A/C “Description” section to close the brackets.

Date15 Mar 2017 01:48:43
ContributorSundayGirl
Sources

Marshalltown IA newspaper 1945

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:56
ContributorAAM
Sources

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

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