454th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
Tented accomodation and the Jockey Club of the 454th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group in Laon, France. Written on slide casing: '454th Area Laon, Fr. Jockey Club at left, Dec 1944.' media-395812.jpg FRE 7098 Tented accomodation and the 'Jockey Club' of the 454th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group in snow-covered Laon, France, December 1944. Written on slide casing: '454th Area Laon, Fr. Jockey Club at left, Dec 1944.' Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 7098 - Tented accomodation and the 'Jockey Club' of the 454th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group in snow-covered Laon, France, December 1944. Written on slide...

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Unit stations

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People

Joseph R Ashburn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39252676
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Frank E Billings

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37419477
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

M B Braverman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier; Navigator

Charles A Brucker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6667781
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

Everett Chrisco

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19113357
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Aircraft

Two B-26 Marauders, (RJ-H, serial number 42-107614) nicknamed "Lady Luck III" and (RJ-C) of the 323rd Bomb Group in flight. Printed caption on reverse: '55172 A.C. - Martin B-26 Marauders in flight over France on bombing mission to Germany. The Marauder can carry 4000 pounds of bombs to a tactical range of 350 miles and is armed with eleven .50 calibre machine guns. U.S. Air Force Photo.' On reverse: U.S. Air Force Detachment-5, HQ AAVS (MAC) [Stamp].

41-25353

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Black Magic IV Mr Shorty
  • Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron

41-31918

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Flounder Gus/Cant Get Started/Texas Tiff
  • Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
Two B-26 Marauders, (RJ-H, serial number 42-107614) nicknamed "Lady Luck III" and (RJ-C) of the 323rd Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '55172 A C -Martin B-26 Marauders in flight over France on bombing mission to Germany.The Marauder can carry 4000 pounds of bombs to a tactical range of 350 miles and is armed with 11 .50 calibre machine guns. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

41-34703

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Unbearable
  • Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel of the 323rd Bomb Group load bombs into a B-26 Marauder (RJ-F, serial number 41-34715) nicknamed "Funny Bunny". Image stamped on reverse: 'Baltimore Sun.' [stamp] and 'Reviewed and Passed 17 Oct 1943.' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Funny Bunny.'

41-34715

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Funny Bunny
  • Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron
The identification plate of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-34718) piloted by Grant A. Seeley that crashed near Drogheda in Ireland. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Aircraft ID plate from B-26 flown by Grant A. Seeley. Crashed at Drogheda, Eire.'

41-34718

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Ridge Runner
  • Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date14 May 2016 08:41:29
Contributor323rdBGHistorian
ChangesChanges to nicknames and insignia
Sources

Archives of the 323rd BG – Roy R. Bozych 323rd BG Historian

Date13 Mar 2015 15:56:24
Contributorrossingtonj
ChangesChanges to type
Sources

Type added.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:49
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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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