Bernard Joseph Quenneville
Military
Printed caption on reverse: '61552 AC- Crew of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Charlene". England. 30 August 1943.
Standing left to right are:
2nd Lt John N Haroian, Boise, Idaho;
1st Lt Charles Bliss, Los Angeles, California;
2nd Lt Vernon D Duncan, Columbus, Ohio;
2nd Lt Bernard J Quenneville, Hadley, Mass.
Kneeling left to right:
S/Sgt Robert E Brailey, Woonsocket, RI;
T/Sgt Albert N Brown, Great Falls, Mont;
S/Sgt Herman B Mays, Terre Haute, Ind;
S/Sgt Lawrence H Ruddell, Wausau, Wisc;
S/Sgt Edmund W Wilbert, Westlake, Ohio;
T/Sgt Henry G Rotell, Riwabik, Minn.
US Air force Photo.' Roger Freeman Collection
http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=photoImage&id=388-P-C…
Corrected the names of Haroian and Duncan in the photo caption. Added Haroian to the connections.
Object Number - FRE 1492 - A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30177) nicknamed "Charlene". Printed caption on reverse:...
Assigned to 562BS, 338BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions between 17 july and 30 dec 43
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Units served with
People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Suzy Sag Titz
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Buckeye, Boomerang II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blitzing Betsy
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hadley, Massachusetts | 10 February 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 21 March 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Other Commissioned |
2 January 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Based 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall | 17 July 1943 - 4 January 1944 | Assigned to 562BS, 338BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
16 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Casper, WY, USA | 1 November 1980 | |
| Norfolk County, MA, USA | |||
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Buried |
Natrona Memorial Gardens Casper, Natrona County, WY | Natrona Memorial Gardens Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html