349th Bomb Squadron

Squadron

media-395041.jpg FRE 5098 The insignia of the 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group. Featuring Mickey Mouse. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5098 - The insignia of the 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group. Featuring Mickey Mouse.

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Unit stations

Station	Location	Date
Based	Thorpe Abbotts

People

Albert F Amiero

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

A H Beauchene

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Albert Beauchesne

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron 100th Bomb Group
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

A T Blachly

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

A J Blockson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

John A Miller, a waist gunner of the 100th Bomb Group wears an A-2 Flying Jacket decorated with the nose art of the B-17 Flying Fortress he flew in, a B-17 (serial number 42-102416) nicknamed "Lady Luck". John A Miller has handwritten on reverse: 'July 1944 349th BS- 100th BG. S/Sgt John A Miller & Jacket (A-2 Jacket). The artist was 5 bombs short, but I shipped out before he got the chance to paint on 5 more. I'm only foolin'! I'm not doing what it looks like I'm doing!'

42-102416

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lady Luck
Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

42-102624

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

42-102635

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

42-102648

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

42-107056

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The crew's first B-17 was called the Denver Doll. A new replacement plane was assigned and was nicknamed Horny
Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date15 Jan 2019 14:44:37

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Date13 Mar 2015 16:16:22

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:48

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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)