449th Bomb Squadron
Squadron![A crew of a B-26 Marauder of the 322nd Bomb Group in the cockpit of the aircraft. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication [illegible] Nov 1943.' [stamp] Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crew of PN:N 131441. MIA 13/8/44.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-379979.jpg.webp?itok=fo5rrGP_)
MACR 8039
Object Number - FRE 1185 - A crew of a B-26 Marauder of the 322nd Bomb Group in the cockpit of the aircraft. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication [illegible] Nov...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Andrews Field |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14062029
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Ginger
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Flak Bait
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Truman Committee
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: The Cock in Hand
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 449th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
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)
