423rd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5116 - The insignia of the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Thurleigh |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36105586
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-707452
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11068477
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32768319
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Unavailable Mabel
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Related media
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 40920
- Description: 'From a Boy to a Man'- an account of the service of Nicholas Orlando of the 306th Bomb Group, written by his son Richard Orlando.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41170
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron - Pilot and Crew Member Physical record card.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41174
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. Medal Ribbon entitlement record.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41180
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. Fort Logan Convalescent Pass.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41189
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. Mess ticket.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41192
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. Letter.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41204
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. Original Diary from Composition Book
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41205
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. Original Diary from Hardcover Journal.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41206
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. Original Diary from Note Pad
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41207
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. Original Diary from Wartime Log Book
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41212
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. POW Letter 5-15-44.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41213
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. POW Letter 8-4-44.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41214
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. POW Letter 9-18-44.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41215
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. POW Letter 10.5.44.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41216
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. POW Letter 11-8-44.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Nicholas Orlando
- Object Number: Document 41217
- Description: Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Orlando, 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron. Postcard 5-25-44.
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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)