Richard D Lodge

Military

Lodge's crew formed at Chatham Army Base, Georgia in August 1944, and sailed to Europe aboard the USS Uruguay. Lodge joined the 788th Bomb Squadron in November 1944, and completed 26 combat missions, which he listed on his A-2 Jacket. Lodge returned to the US in June 1945.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-40166

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Monster! ; Irishman's Shanty
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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ContributorEmily
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Sources

Documents and flight jacket belonging to Richard Lodge, on sale LUX military antiques

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in Healy's book on 467th BG, 1993 printing