409th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5084 - The insignia of the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group.
Commanding Officers
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34278598 on enlisting
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Connections
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Alconbury | 7 September 1942 |
|
Based |
Hardwick | 6 December 1942 - 15 June 1945 |
|
Based |
Tafaraoui | 7 December 1942 - 15 December 1942 |
|
Based |
RAF Gambut | 16 December 1942 - 25 February 1943 |
|
Based |
Oudna | 18 September 1943 - 3 October 1943 |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18074346 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Patches/Old Patches
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Return Engagement
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Baggie Maggie
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Mission
Revisions
William B Musselwhite Commanding Officer 10/15/42 thru 3/13/42.
http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10618
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)
