339th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group. media-395038.jpg FRE 5095 The insignia of the 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5095 - The insignia of the 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Snetterton Heath

People

Alfred F Anderegg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-726104
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Alfred J Auchu

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Adam G Cochran

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Alex H Crowell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

Andrew Detmers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-102444

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wildfire
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

42-102482

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

42-102502

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chatterbox
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

42-102552

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Horn's Hornets
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

42-102571

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date12 Apr 2020 09:37:17
ContributorJohnnyMac
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Mistake

Date12 Apr 2020 09:28:10
ContributorJohnnyMac
ChangesChanges to nicknames and description
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Dave Osborne's B-17 Fortress Master Log

Date9 Apr 2015 22:30:20
ContributorEMBLEMHUNTER
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my photo

Date13 Mar 2015 16:14:13
Contributorrossingtonj
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Type added.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:48
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

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