546th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing its tail. Image via Havelaar. Printed caption on reverse: 'Silver Dollar, a Flying Fortress operating from Grafton Underwood, has its complete tail severed during one of the first 8th Air Force raids on Berlin.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Berlin missile, BK-H, Fort goes down.' media-380079.jpg FRE 1282 A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing its tail. Image via Havelaar. Printed caption on reverse: 'Silver Dollar, a Flying Fortress operating from Grafton Underwood, has its complete tail severed during one of the first 8th Air Force raids on Berlin.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Berlin missile, BK-H, Fort goes down.' Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 1282 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing...

Commanding Officers

The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

George W Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-399610
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Commander

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Grafton Underwood

People

Anthohy F Bussan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

Andrew Glass Bycott

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Combat Bomb Wing 306th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-791563
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Albert J Catalano

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Corporal

Albert John Chacho

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31406181
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flexible Gunner

Alfred G Clayton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Aircraft

42-107057

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spirit of 96
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

42-107058

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: White Angel
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-107074

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Helena
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-107083

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-107121

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kentucky Colonel aka Helena II
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

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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)

546th Bomb Squadron: Gallery (88 items)

Object number: UPL 13415 - 42-102601 BK-K, Bolo Babe, 546th Bomb Squadron...

Object number: UPL 13815 - 42-107057 BK-T, SPIRIT OF 96, 546th Bomb Squadron...

Object number: UPL 14063 - 42-102933 BK-Q, "QUEENIE", 546th Bombardment...

Object number: UPL 14782 - 546th Bombardment Squadron (leather Patch)

Object number: UPL 16676 - 2LT Charles F. Gowder, 546th Bombardment Squadron...

Two men in Air Force uniform standing at attention at the top of steps in from of a white wooden building

Object number: UPL 19766 - Left: 2nd Lt Douglas H. Turner (bombardier), KIA...

Object number: UPL 21989 - Bruce Martin Rininsland - Muscatine, 384th BG, KIA

Object number: UPL 22299 - B-17G-5-BO #42-31222 "Lazy Daisy" 384th BG

Object number: UPL 26960 - Roswell Army flying School, New Mexico AVIATION...

Object number: UPL 29926 - Crew of the Silver Dollar