John R Tanner

Military

UPL 52449 UPL 52449 "Lt. Tanner and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, at an 8th Air Force base in England, 20 May 1944."

L-R: Ken Strom, Harvey Cable, Unknown, Phil Staley (back), Walden Cohen, Raymond Francis, John Norris, John Tanner, John Szungyi, Robert McDaniel

Personal Records

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Object Number - UPL 52449 - "Lt. Tanner and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, at an 8th Air Force base in England, 20 May 1944." L-R: Ken Strom, Harvey...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD

Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

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

612th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Maurice Austin Carr

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16035651
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Engineer/Gunner

Edward Postell Daniel

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Raymond Richard Francis

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

William Licouris

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39691322
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Philip Clement Staley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39151977
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-39943

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
	Council Bluffs, IA
Based	Deenethorpe		Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date14 Oct 2021 20:06:33

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143865724

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:37

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=85

John R Tanner: Gallery (5 items)

Object number: UPL 45867 - Lassie Come Home A/C 42-39943 401st BG 612th SQ J...

Object number: UPL 45869 - John R. Tanner Crew "Lassie Come Home" 401st BG...

Object number: UPL 52449 - "Lt. Tanner and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron...

Object number: UPL 80890 - John Tanner (Pilot) Crew. Taken May 20, 1944 L-R...

42-39943 Lassie Come Home at Deenethorpe

Object number: UPL 80903 - 42-39943 Lassie Come Home on runway at Deenethorpe...