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

Alonzo M Donnell

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

Alvaro Fernandez

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

Arsdel Louvaine Fluesmeier

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 17160858
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Anthony Gekakis

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

Anthony Joseph Grimaldi

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670729
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: MOS 1034 Navigator

Aircraft

42-29800

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Me An' My Gal
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron

42-29914

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mischief Maker
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron

42-29927

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wabbit Twacks : Homesick Sal
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

42-29935

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Cat's Sass | Pulmadique
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

42-30005

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

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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 44999 - 2nd Lt Martin Kranick, 546BS, 384BG.

Object number: UPL 45651 - B-14F-80-BO #42-30026 "Battlewagon" Code: BK-J...

Object number: UPL 52410 - The Nine Termites Standing L-R: Jack D. Roberts (B...

Group of ten men in uniform posed in front of WWII bomber plane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front. Airman in the front middle is holding up a small dog to the camera.

Object number: UPL 54243 - 2nd Lt Joel Milton Acker Jr, Co-Pilot, 547th Bomb...

Object number: UPL 55747 - Merlin Howard Reed

Headshot of young man with dark wavy hair wearing sports jacket and tie

Object number: UPL 65169 - David J. Hardin, Waist Gunner, 546th Bomb Squad...

Twelve men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Seven men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

Object number: UPL 65891 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 10 July 1943...

ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear, three men kneeling in front. Flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 66046 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 2 September 1943/...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

Object number: UPL 66084 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 3 September 1943/St...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

Object number: UPL 66245 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 21 September 1943...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

Object number: UPL 66260 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 23 September 1943...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of flying gear.

Object number: UPL 66369 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 14 April 1945...