496th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The nose art of a B-26 Marauder nicknamed "Maxwell House" of the 344th Bomb Group. Image by Jack K Havener, 344th Bomb Group.. Associated caption: '"Maxwell House"- 496th Sqdn Commander JC Maxwell- actually taken in July 1944 at Stansted. media-395882.jpg FRE 7161 The nose art of a B-26 Marauder nicknamed "Maxwell House" of the 344th Bomb Group. Image by Jack K Havener, 344th Bomb Group.. Associated caption: '"Maxwell House"- 496th Sqdn Commander Jewell C. Maxwell- actually taken in July 1944 at Stansted.
►This date of the picture taking seems to be wrong, as 42-95870 "maxwell House - Good to the Last Drop" was lost on 20 April 1944 with the Jack V. Porter crew (344th BG/496th BS - MACR 4103 - crashed and burned in France. Roger Freeman Collection

MACR 4103

Object Number - FRE 7161 - The nose art of a B-26 Marauder nicknamed "Maxwell House" of the 344th Bomb Group. Image by Jack K Havener, 344th Bomb Group.. Associated caption:...

Commanding Officers

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder nicknamed "Maxwell House" of the 344th Bomb Group. Image by Jack K Havener, 344th Bomb Group.. Associated caption: '"Maxwell House"- 496th Sqdn Commander JC Maxwell- actually taken in July 1944 at Stansted.

Jewell C Maxwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 344th Bomb Group 496th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot/Commanding Officer

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Stansted Mountfitchet 9 February 1944 - 29 September 1944

Based

Stansted Mountfitchet

People

Marshall H Porter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 496th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31281607
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

William Reitz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 344th Bomb Group 496th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-429852
  • Highest Rank: Captain

Joseph Savko

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 496th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801964
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant

Charles Henry Ware

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 344th Bomb Group 496th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-780096
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: B-26G Marauder Pilot

Edward E Williams

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 496th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-579664
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant

Aircraft

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/496th_Bombardment_Squadron

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http://shopwornangel.imaginarynumber.net/344th-bombardment-group-b-26-m…

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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)

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