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From the left : Hail Columbia's navigator, Lt. Norman Whalen, and his close friend, and bombardier, Lt. Harold Francis Korger. 1943.

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344th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Harold Francis Korger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16023226 / O-54160
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: - B-52 Bombardier

Norman Mathew Whalen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-794081
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Navigator / Nose Gunner

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Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
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togetherweserved - Korger - Harold - Francis, Col.

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
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Removed associations not depicted in the image. Please make associations in the appropriate PERSON and/or AIRCRAFT records.

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