Leon Fields

Military
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear. UPL 66273 UPL 66273 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews /Emden/Aurich (Harbor).
Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Leon Fields (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Horace Frink (P), Col. J.K. Lacey (AC), 1st Lt. Lester Hegstad (N), 1st Lt. Clyde Carlson (B)
Front L-R: SSgt. Clyde Savage (FG), SSgt. William Shelton (BT), TSgt. William Ralston (TT), SSgt. Julius McNutt (FG), TSgt. Roy Griffith (RO). Not Pictured: 2nd Lt. Raino Jylkka (N)

Photo courtesy of Lester Hegstad.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35529/category/LeadCrews

547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group VIII Bomber Command 104 42-5852 Grafton Underwood Leon Fields Horace Everett Frink Julius Kahn Lacey Lester Olaf Hegstad Clyde Pemberton Carlson Clyde Henry Savage William Abner Shelton William Clark Ralston Julius Frederick McNutt Roy Wesley Griffith Reino Oswald Jylkka On

Object Number - UPL 66273 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews /Emden/Aurich (Harbor). Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Leon Fields (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Horace Frink (P), Col. J.K. Lacey (AC), 1st Lt....

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Clyde Pemberton Carlson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735170
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot : Bombardier
Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Roy Wesley Griffith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14107839
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/ Gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear.

Lester Olaf Hegstad

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670736
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Julius Frederick McNutt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12138659
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

William Clark Ralston

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 33263982
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

A 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (XK-R, serial number 41-24578) taxiis to take off from Chelveston airbase. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '124578, XK:R.' Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresses stati

41-24578

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Problem Child : Old Reliable
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 1 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (XK-D, serial number 42-29557) of the 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group takes off. Handwritten caption on reverse: '30/6/43.'

42-29557

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yankee Gal
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 366th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group

42-29699

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fifi | Old Battle Axe
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

42-29768

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winsome Winn II
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

42-29987

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear.

Object number: UPL 66273 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews /Emden/Aurich (Harbor)...