45th Combat Bomb Wing

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media-31718.jpeg UPL 31718 My mother Lt. Amelia Nicklaus had this Christmas card in her WWII scrapbook. She was an Army Nurse with 160th Station Hospital at Lilford Hall England.

Shared with the American Air Museum by Amelia Nicklaus' son, Gerald.

Object Number - UPL 31718 - My mother Lt. Amelia Nicklaus had this Christmas card in her WWII scrapbook. She was an Army Nurse with 160th Station Hospital at Lilford Hall...

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 3rd Bomb Division 45th Combat Bomb Wing 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-770911
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Colonel Archie G. Old, commanding officer of the 96th Bomb Group, with Major Kenny, his crew and their B-17 Flying Fortress. Official caption on image: "(GPR-101-2-96)(18-10-43) Col. Old., Maj. Kenny & Crew.".
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 45th Combat Bomb Wing 96th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-291687
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
  • Role/Job: Commanding General

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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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