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Francis Gerow

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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

UPL 66245 UPL 66245 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 21 September 1943/Reims (Junkers plant); Mission Recalled

The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35525/category/LeadCrews

546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 42-30026 Grafton Underwood James Clifton McClanahan Frank A Celentano Philip Morris Algar Roland B Laviolette John Francis Schimenek Casmer R Majewski Kenneth M McKay Francis Gerow Julius Kahn Lacey On

Object Number - UPL 66245 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 21 September 1943/Reims (Junkers plant); Mission Recalled

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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

Aircraft

42-3455

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lucky Thirteen
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:09:43

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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=…

Francis Gerow: Gallery (2 items)

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

Object number: UPL 66245 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 21 September 1943...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

Object number: UPL 66260 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 23 September 1943...