Bert E Young

Military

The Young Crew had come from the 29th CCT school in Boise, Idaho to the 492nd as replacement crew number 27.  They arrived at North Pickenham on 1 Jul 44. They were assigned to the 856th BS. After flying 5 training missions with the Group they flew their first combat mission on 11 Jul 44. 

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Thomas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-765352
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Aircraft

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Five men standing in rear and four men seated in front

44-40146

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sugar-N-Spice ; Lucky Strike
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

513

  • Date: 3 August 1944

508

  • Date: 1 August 1944

Places

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster supplied by Dave Arnett