FRE 6245

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S/Sgt. Howard Van Hoozer of Girard, Kansas, runs patch throgh barrel of 50 cal. machine gun." reads the AAF copy. Van Hoozer was a member of the McCrory crew, 532nd BS

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Units

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

A waist gunner of the 381st Bomb Group cleans the machine gun on his B-17 Flying Fortess (VP-I).
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37504669
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner/Armorer

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 381st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30721) nicknamed "Sweet and Lovely".
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweet and Lovely
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 610th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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Sources

42-30721 "Sweet and Lovely" 381st Bomb Group aircraft list www.381st.org

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection