544th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Removed associations not depicted in the image. Associations to the Unit made in the PERSON and AIRCRAFT records.
Object Number - UPL 25778 - 544th Bombardment Squadron Patch
Commanding Officers
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-404094
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot/Group Operations Officer/Squadron Commander
Connections
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Grafton Underwood | |
|
Based |
Istres |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12145126
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flexible Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 854th Chemical Company
- Service Numbers: 31132923
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Military Occupation Specialty 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11120393 at enlistment, then O-718219
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yankee Raider
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Audrey
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 368th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sunrise Serenader
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Kenny
- Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Devil's Brat
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
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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)
![A B-17 Flying Fortress (SU-J) of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group flown by Lieutenant Knapp lands at Grafton Underwood, 22 March 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '384th BG. Lt. Knapp, SU-J. 22-3-44.' Press caption removed from reverse. Censor no: 313401. On reverse: Sport & General Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413561.jpg.webp?itok=2jaeykXh)
![A P-47D Thunderbolt (SU-P, serial number 42-75154) of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group at Nice-le-Var, 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-47D-10-RE. 42-75154. [Triangle P]-SU. J. Moulin archives (via S. Blandin). Nice-le-Var 1945.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413585.jpg.webp?itok=2DNSk0Z9)
