Jeremiah Twomey | American Air Museum

Jeremiah Twomey

Military

DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ EAME Ribbon w/ 5 Battle Stars

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Units served with

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

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Burlingame, California	18 March 1925

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:15:08

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Robert M. Twomey, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…