Palmer Dozier Bryan

Military

Object Number - UPL 39782 - Palmer Dozier "Dee" Bryan, 446 Bomb Group, 707th Bomb Squadron.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-7654

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Pistol Packin Bomma

Missions

394

  • Date: 6 June 1944
  • Official Description: The Eighth Air Force reaches its top strength as 493d Bomb Group (Heavy) becomes operational, making a total of 40 Heavy Bomb Groups now operational. Heavy Bombers fly 4 missions in support of the invasion of Normandy. 1,361 Heavy Bombers are...

395

  • Date: 6 June 1944
  • Official Description: Eighth reaches its top strength as 493d Bomb Group (H) becomes operational, making a total of 40 Heavy Bomber Groups now operational. Heavy Bombers fly 4 missions in spite of the invasion of Normandy. The third mission is dispatched against the...

Revisions

Date27 Aug 2019 07:54:56
ContributorEmily
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Removed nickname from middle name field

Date21 Aug 2019 06:29:29
ContributorBonnie 1957
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21 bombing missions out of 31 flown were cross referenced with a website www.taphilo.com

Date21 Aug 2019 06:02:18
ContributorBonnie 1957
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Photo from family collection

Date21 Aug 2019 05:59:41
ContributorBonnie 1957
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Name modification by daughter Bonnie Squier

Date27 Sep 2014 18:21:00
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/

Palmer Dozier Bryan: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 39782 - Palmer Dozier "Dee" Bryan, 446 Bomb Group, 707th...

Object number: UPL 39786 - Crewman on Pistol Packin Momma; 446th Bomber Group...