Murrell Corder
Military
Rear L-R: T/Sgt William M H Fell, S/Sgt Evan B DeLaney, Unkn, T/Sgt Raymond A Broms, S/Sgt's William J McQuillan, and Richard C Thomas.
Front L-R: Unkn, 1Lt Murrell Corder, 2Lt Richard K Smith.
Object Number - UPL 42156 - "Lt. Corder and crew of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 390th Bomb Group pose by their plane at their base in England on 29-Jan-45." Rear...
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 16. 25 x combat missions. ETD.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 42092535
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33682376
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chapel In The Sky
- Unit: 568th Bomb Squadron 390th Bomb Group
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Snowville, VA | 3 April 1921 | Son of Thomas Riley and Annie Florence Creger [Neipoth] Corder. |
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Enlisted |
Sacramento, CA | 5 November 1942 | Sacramento, California |
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Died |
Reno, NV | 16 October 1989 | |
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Buried |
Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, NV | 20 October 1989 | Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery Reno, Washoe County, Nevada |
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Based |
Framlingham | Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Corder%2C+Murrell