8th Air Force
24 May 1944
1st Lt. Clarence W. Ezzell -Pilot, 2nd Lt. John L. Nymeyer - Co-pilot, F/O Edward R. Adams - Navigator, 2nd Lt. William O. Wilson - Bombardier, T/Sgt. Louie K. Baker - Waist gunner, T/Sgt. Weslie H. Peck - Top turret gunner, S/Sgt. Harm R. Beninga - Ball turret gunner, S/Sgt. Lloyd L. Harvey - Waist gunner, S/Sgt. Carl Schaaf (no middle initial) - Tail gunner
Caption: Corrected name "Leslie H Peck" to "Weslie H Peck". Source: Letter written by Weslie.
Object Number - UPL 6924 - Carl Schaaf and crew members photo 381st Bomb Group, 532nd Squadron 1st Lt. Clarence W. Ezzell -Pilot, 2nd Lt. John L. Nymeyer - Co-pilot, F/O...
Mission Details
CARPETBAGGER OPERATIONS
Description: CARPETBAGGER MISSIONS
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: NA
Connections
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699985
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693852
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748467
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.
