Eldon Boyd Drury
Military
UPL 72123
UPL 72123
384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 12 August 1944/La Perthe, France - German Air Force “Landing Ground”.
Rear L-R: Alfred Nuttall (AC), Forrest Bemis (ETTG), Carl Redcay (FG), Timothy O’Sullivan (N).
Front L-R: Lloyd La Chine (TG/Observer), Eldon Drury (RO), Frank Allred (P), Robert Mitchell (BT), Donald Ward (B).
On
Rear L-R: Alfred Nuttall (AC), Forrest Bemis (ETTG), Carl Redcay (FG), Timothy O’Sullivan (N).
Front L-R: Lloyd La Chine (TG/Observer), Eldon Drury (RO), Frank Allred (P), Robert Mitchell (BT), Donald Ward (B).
Photo courtesy of Forrest J. Bemis. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/109460/category/LeadCrews
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37564543
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner/Togglier/Flexible Gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other P |
11 September 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added S/N, Rank, Role & Middle Name per info on 384th BG website.
Added an Association to “Grafton Underwood”, the home base of the 384th BG.
Added an association to the A/C #42-102617 listed in the A/C description section.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
AAIR 44-09-11-515 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…