Bernard J O'Brien

Military
media-35105.jpeg UPL 35105 "Combat crew of the 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Ragged But Right", England."

Rear L-R: S/Sgt Daniel F Terzio, 2Lt Rinaldo A Carmazzi, 1Lt Wilbur W "Pete" Seller, 2Lt Erwin N Ridge, S/Sgt Roy F Person.

Front L-R: T/Sgt Alexander Szczepanek, T/Sgt James Edward McCoy, S/Sgt Bernard J O'Brien, Sgt Sune Engelbrektson.

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Object Number - UPL 35105 - "Combat crew of the 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Ragged But Right", England." Rear L-R: S/Sgt Daniel F...

Flew 35 missions over Germany. Shot down twice--first time smuggled out of Belgium by underground, second time ditched in English Channel.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Wilbur Western Seller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 359th Fighter Group 91st Bomb Group 368th Fighter Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron Headquarters (67th Fighter Wing)
  • Service Numbers: 35716638 / O-771135
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Bomber / Fighter pilot

Aircraft

44-6931

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ragged But Right
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Places

Revisions

Date10 Sep 2018 11:32:02
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
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Date27 Sep 2014 18:04:30
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

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

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