Eldon Boyd Drury

Military
Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear  posed in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men 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).
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Object Number - 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...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • 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

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Devil's Brat
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lorraine
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

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11 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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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.

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ContributorAAM
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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=…

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