James Milton Oberman

Military
media-15141.jpeg UPL 15141 Rougham Control Tower Museum

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Object Number - UPL 15141 - Rougham Control Tower Museum

Pilot of "Stormy Weather," possible serial number 43-38560



35 missions flown from Rougham Air Base (AAF Station No. 468) -- home of the 94th Bombardment Group (H. ) Missions flown from October, 1944 through April, 1945. In possession of pilot's personal log book identifying each mission -- and in addition an accounting of each mission, its target, time of mission and results.



In addition to the Air Medal and EAME, Lt Oberman awarded the French Legion of Honor in 2008.



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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38560

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stormy Weather
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Burlington, IA, USA 9 August 1923

Buried

Pleasant Grove, IA USA Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Pleasant Grove Des Moines County Iowa, USA

Revisions

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Rougham Control Tower memorial plaques
Ancestry.com
University of Northern Iowa
Facebook Group: 94th Bomb Group public group
Find A Grave Memorial# 41566360

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

James Milton Oberman: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 15141 - Rougham Control Tower Museum

Object number: UPL 15142 - Memorial at the Rougham Control Tower Museum