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Charles W Bishop

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Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, six men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are on the ground in front of kneeling men.

UPL 67961 UPL 67961 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 30 October 1944/Gelsenkirchen (primary); bombed Hamm (secondary).
Back Row L-R: 1st Lt. Emil Pluhar (OBS/TG), Capt. Robert Chapin (1st N), Capt. Charles Bishop (P), Lt. Col. Theodore Milton (AC/CP), Capt. Richard Crown (B).
Front Row L-R: Lavern Harfman (TT), 2nd Lt. Richard Potter (2nd N), 1st Lt. Joseph Sarto (MO), James Carter (FG), Robert Guider (FG), Raymond Barth (RO).

The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35694/category/LeadCrews

545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 693 44-8007 Grafton Underwood Emil E Pluhar Robert Charles Chapin Charles W Bishop Richard K Crown Lavern F Harfman Richard Sellstrom Potter Joseph M Sarto Raymond Ernest Barth Theodore R Milton Robert H Guider James Kane Carter On

Object Number - UPL 67961 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 30 October 1944/Gelsenkirchen (primary); bombed Hamm (secondary). Back Row L-R: 1st Lt. Emil Pluhar (OBS/TG), Capt....

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing its tail. Image via Havelaar. Printed caption on reverse: 'Silver Dollar, a Flying Fortress operating from Grafton Underwood, has its complete tail severed during one of the first 8th Air Force raids on Berlin.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Berlin missile, BK-H, Fort goes down.'

546th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Bruno E Edman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 36198223
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Anthony Joseph Grimaldi

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-670729
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: MOS 1034 Navigator

Joseph M Kalas

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Leonard J Kelly

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

Cecil Gordon Morton

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 15080142
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

42-102449

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Hale's Angels
Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

42-107121

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Kentucky Colonel aka Helena II
Unit: 398th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-107125

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Doasy Doats
Unit: Base Air Depot 1 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron 491st Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

42-29700

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Jimmie Boy
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

42-30026

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Battle Wagon
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Missions

8th Air Force 930

Date: 6 April 1945

898

Date: 20 March 1945

B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group drop bombs over their target. Image stamped on reverse: 'US Official Photograph.' [stamp], 'Sacred.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 446 BG led by "Ronnie" unloading demolition + incendiaries on Rheine Marshalling Yards, 9 March 1945.'

875

Date: 9 March 1945

851

Date: 27 February 1945

8AF 830

Date: 14 February 1945
Official Description:

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Aerial photograph of Grafton Underwood airfield looking north east, Geddington village is on the left, 22 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC309. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

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GENERAL ORDER # 293, 8 APRIL 1945, from Headquarters 1 Air Division by Brigadier General Turner.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, six men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are on the ground in front of kneeling men.

Object number: UPL 67961 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 30 October 1944...