Orville K Hocker

Military

Shot down near Joigny, France on 10 September 1944 in B-17 'You Never Know' 42-32086 Returned.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

People

Glen E Seeber

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17166374
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

French civillians inspect a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-32086) nicknamed "You Never Know" of the 457th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '10/9/44 France.'

42-32086

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: You Never Know
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Revisions

Date12 Dec 2017 12:41:07
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank, biography, unit associations and place associations
Sources

MACR 8904: https://www.fold3.com/image/28737186

Date4 Nov 2015 01:47:49
Contributormseeber99
ChangesChanges to service number and role
Sources

Glen Seeber personal papers

Date27 Sep 2014 18:20:51
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Hnames.html