UPL 36135

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Grinham Crew 67 of 401st Bomb Group, 615th Bomb Squadron. Back row (L-R): T/Sgt. Row w. Cockerham, Top Turret Gunner S/Sgt. Herbert M. Housman, Right Waist Gunner T/Sgt. Charles M. Lewis, Radio Operator / Gunner S/Sgt. Charles E. Hardy, Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt. William T. Cummings, Left Waist Gunner S/Sgt. James R. Hamilton, Tail Gunner. Front Row (L-R) 2nd. Lt. Ralph W. Wolfe, Bombardier 1st. Lt. Fred "Duke" Grinham, Pilot 2nd. Lt. Fred Brown Jr., Co-Pilot 2nd. Lt. Ray Whitney, Navigator. Hand written in photo correspondence by Charles Lewis - " A miracle is an event in ones life experienced by those who came through it alive - exactly as God pleases".

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Units

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Fred Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 384th Fighter Squadron 385th Fighter Squadron Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)
  • Service Numbers: O-748548
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Fighter Pilot

Roy W Cockerham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

William T Cummings

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Fred D Grinham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

James Russell Hamilton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35664584
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-39904

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bad Penny
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Information provided by Charles M. Lewis.