John F Bliss

Military
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  The name "Marion" is painted on the side of the plane. UPL 69265 UPL 69265 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 5 August 1944/Hannover/Langenhagen (Airfield).
Back L-R: 2LT Frederick Rubin, (N); MAJ Arthur Bean Jr., CP; 1LT Gordon Morris (P); 1LT John Stimac (OBS/TG); 2LT Alfons F. Uriwal, N; 1LT Kenneth J. Swanson (B).
Front L-R: S/SGT Emory Glotfelty (BT); S/SGT Fritz Lemoine (FG); T/SGT James Gray (RO); T/SGT John Bliss (TT); S/SGT Luther Thompson, (FG).
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Object Number - UPL 69265 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 5 August 1944/Hannover/Langenhagen (Airfield). Back L-R: 2LT Frederick Rubin, (N); MAJ Arthur Bean Jr., CP; 1LT...

Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, Bernard J. Pompe Crew. 30 combat missions

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA 20 June 1942 Residence: Queens County, New York Private, Branch Immaterial

Born

New York, NY, USA

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

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