UPL 29960
IMAGEInside the Nissen hut shared by Lt. Leo Dale Rush, Jr., Lt. Charles H. Stirneman, Lt. John Guldemond, Lt. Thomas Lemmon, Lt. Walter E. Foster and their puppy "Burma", one of Pfc. Gin Fizz's puppies. The hut may have been located within Site No. 13 on the British Air Ministry's Site Plan for Earls Colne Airfield. The sign over the threshold of the front door said "The Black Hole of Calcutta" and the door to the hut had the number "8" on it.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678576
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-743864
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier - Navigator
Locations
- Site type: Airfield