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Herman F Hooper

Military

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Insignia associated with the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force.

427th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

Technical Sergeant Howard E. Isaacson and his fellow airmen of the 303rd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Empress of "D" Street (The Mighty Bison)". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'T/Sgt. Howard E. Isaacson, 427th Bomb Sqdn, 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth, Eng. "Empress of 'D' Street"; after 32 missions, renamed "The Mighty Bison".'

42-37875

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Empress of d street, the flying bison

Places

Aerial photograph of the east end of Molesworth airfield looking north, the control tower and two T2 hangars are right of the vertical runway, 5 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/889. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Molesworth

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Oklahoma City, OK, USA	8 January 1942

Revisions

Date12 Jun 2017 01:22:01

Contributorjmchristel

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Sources

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=4&cat=WR26&t…

Date12 Jun 2017 01:20:32

Contributorjmchristel

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303rdbg.com

Date12 Jun 2017 01:18:59

Contributorjmchristel

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WWII Army Enlistment Record; 303rdbg.com

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:59

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-hij.html#H