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Ben Ortenberg

Military

Entered service at New York City, NY February 1942. Joined 392nd BG January 1944. Rank at end of WW II was 1st Lt. Completed 30 missions.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

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

Airmen of the 578th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Rat Poison". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'GC:? A/C 560. 578BS.'

578th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Places

The Control Tower of the 392nd Bomb Group at Wendling. Handwritten caption on reverse: '392BG ex Burtner.'

Wendling

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:04:21

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia