UPL 31532
IMAGECol. Elliott Vandevanter, Jr., third from left, commander of an 8th Air force Flying Fortress group, is shown with the officers who flew with him in the first invasion day bombing attack on French coastal positions. Col. Vandevanter, 26, led a fortress combat wing. L-R: 1st Lt Roddy L Berry, 2nd Lt Joseph L Jones , Colonel Elliott Vandevanter Jr, 1st Lt Jack G W Batty.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-21989
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer