Edward Joseph O'Leary
Military
Back L-R: 1st Lt. Randolph Jacobs (P), Maj. Alfred Nuttall (AC/CP), Maj. Talbot (Medical Officer), 1st Lt. Arthur Drogue (N), 1st Lt. Earl Mason (B), 1st Lt. Orion Allio (OBS/TG).
Front L-R: SSgt. Bob Compton (WG), SSgt. Larry Wager (WG), SSgt. Edward “Mickey” O’Leary (BT), TSgt. Jack Goetz (TT), TSgt. Alan Purdy (RO).
384th Bomb Group collection
The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35746/search/8882
Object Number - UPL 66487 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/2 March 1944, Frankfurt-am-Main (Rail Yard). Back L-R: 1st Lt. Randolph Jacobs (P), Maj. Alfred Nuttall (AC/CP), Maj....
On a mission to Berlin on 4 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-39991 was crippled by ME109s and after the rest of the crew baled out, the 2 pilots and the radio operator made an emergency landing SW of St Pol, FR . Evaded.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Look Homeward Angel
- Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Evaded |
Germany | 4 March 1944 | |
|
Born |
New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2987;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2741 / MACR 2741, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
