Fred Sherrod | American Air Museum

Fred Sherrod

Military

Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew aboard 42-107188 'Ramp Rooster' as ball turret gunner.

Awards: AM (4OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 602nd Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group. Featuring the Disney character 'Goofy'.

602nd Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-107188

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Ramp Rooster
Unit: 398th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron 836th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Nuthampstead Airfield looking north, the technical and recreation sites are on the left, the ammunition dump and firing butts are at the bottom, 9 June 1948. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/53. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Nuthampstead

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Knoxville, Tennessee	3 January 1925	Born Knoxville, Tennessee

Revisions

Date14 Sep 2023 11:45:56

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/685063271

https://www.fold3.com/record/87496539/fred-sherrod-us-wwii-army-enlistm…

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-107188-ramp-rooster/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3169873/fred-sherrod

Date27 Sep 2014 18:10:16

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

398th History Vol II and Vol III / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia