John Calvin Asher

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media-20779.jpeg UPL 20779 John Calvin Asher, circa 1943 John Calvin Asher

Asher Family Archives

Object Number - UPL 20779 - John Calvin Asher, circa 1943

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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

People

James J Baird

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

James W Burlingame

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Henry T Greene

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14050353
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Charles E Hale

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-792587
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Jose R Menchaca

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

Aircraft

42-102449

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hale's Angels
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
B-17 Flying Fortresses nicknamed "London Avenger", nicknamed "Bermondsley Battler", nicknamed "Rotherhithe's Revenge" and nicknamed "Bermondsley" of the 379th Bomb Group, 15 February 1944. Passed for publication 16 Feb 1944. Censor no: 305411. Handwritten caption on reverse: '16/2/44.' Printed caption on reverse: ' CHRISTENS U.S. FORTRESS BOMBER. Feb. 16th, 1944. As an appreciation of £800,000 raised during Bermondsey's Wings for Victory Week., the people of Bermondsey christened a U.S. Fortress bomber "

42-37792

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eleanor Maureen : Bermondsey
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 34th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron

42-97201

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jamaica Mary
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

42-97263

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady margaret
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

42-97367

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Umbragio
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

394

  • Date: 6 June 1944
  • Official Description:

315

  • Date: 24 April 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Assigned

16 April 1944 Assigned to the 384th BG 547th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, Charles E. Hale Crew. 31 Combat missions.

Revisions

Date8 Apr 2016 02:36:16
Contributorbombercommand
ChangesChanges to events
Sources

http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=140

Date14 Mar 2016 19:59:18
Contributorharbergr
ChangesChanges to place associations
Sources

From website https://8thafhs.org/bomber/384bg.htm

Date14 Mar 2016 19:31:31
Contributorharbergr
ChangesChanges to person associations and media associations
Sources

From the Asher Family archives and the website http://384thbombgroup.com

Date14 Mar 2016 19:17:00
Contributorharbergr
ChangesChanges to middlename
Sources

Asher Family Archives

Date14 Mar 2016 19:16:24
Contributorharbergr
ChangesChanges to awards
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Asher Family Archives

Date14 Mar 2016 19:05:20
Contributorharbergr
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank, role, aircraft associations and mission associations
Sources

From research by Robert J. Harberg including family archives and the website: http://384thbombgroup.com

Date27 Sep 2014 18:15:44
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

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

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