Louis P Szurleys

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media-28468.jpeg UPL 28468 Eighth Air Force, 447th Bomb Group, 711th Squadron, Leigh crew (undated, 1943 or 1944) - Lt. Nathan Gutmacher, front row, far right. Other crew members (not in order): Lt. Richard Leigh, Lt. Donald Rubin, Lt. John McSweeney, Sgt. Donald Rusch, Sgt. Fred Maddox, Sgt. Lewis Szurleys, Sgt. Lawrence Whithuhn, Sgt. Donald Nevills, Sgt. Bernard Patchett 447th Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 28468 - Eighth Air Force, 447th Bomb Group, 711th Squadron, Leigh crew (undated, 1943 or 1944) - Lt. Nathan Gutmacher, front row, far right. Other crew...

Attacked by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37824 'Miss Boo'. A/c turned around with only two engines and ditched in the North Sea. RTD.

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The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945, 8th AF Losses

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Object number: UPL 28468 - Eighth Air Force, 447th Bomb Group, 711th Squadron...