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562nd Bomb Squadron

Squadron

The insignia of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group.

media-395088.jpg FRE 5145 The insignia of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5145 - The insignia of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

Station	Location	Date
Based	Knettishall

People

Alfred Addeo

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Photographer

Alfred M Arellano

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Private

Allison Balfour

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
Nationality: American
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Aaron B Barmach

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Intelligence

Anthony Bartozewicz

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Crew Chief

Aircraft

42-102433

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: - Hitler's Headache
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

42-102435

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Double Wallop
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

42-102485

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Bare Essentials
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

42-102696

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Midge
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

42-102946

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date26 Nov 2014 14:10:33

Contributorrlhengg

ChangesChanges to type and aircraft types

Sources

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:50

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

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)

562nd Bomb Squadron: Gallery (83 items)

Object number: UPL 31791 -

Lieutenant Paul Bensel and his crew of the 388th Bomb Group stand with a bomb, personally addressed to Hitler, and their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5954) nicknamed "Mister Yank II" before the Regensburg Raid, August 1943. A B-17 nicknamed "Homesick Angel" is visible in the background.

Object number: FRE 1487 -

A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30177) nicknamed "Charlene". Printed caption on reverse: '61552 AC- Crew of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Charlene". England. 30 August 1943. Standing left to right are: 2nd Lt John N Harlan, Boise, Idaho; 1st Lt Charles Bliss, Los Angeles, California; 2nd Lt Vernon D Dunkin, Columbus, Ohio; 2nd Lt Bernard J Quenneville, Hadley, Mass. Kneeling left to right: S/Sgt Ro

Object number: FRE 1492 -

Bob Pfieffer and his crew of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30213) nicknamed "Lil' One". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bob Pfieffer crew, 562BS.'

Object number: FRE 1493 -

A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30177) nicknamed "Charlene".

Object number: FRE 1497 -

A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5898) nicknamed "Little Lass". The airmen (left to right) are: Standing- Paul Williams (Pilot), Israel Rogg (Co-Pilot) and Edwin Garver (Navigator). Kneeling- Ralph Cornwall (Waist Gunner), Alfred Gardin (Radio Operator), Ray Harwood (Top Turret Gunner), Roland Conners (Tail Gunner), Maynard Rollins (Waist Gunner) and Harold Moore (Ball Turret Gunner).

Object number: FRE 1500 -

A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5906) nicknamed "Sandra Kay". Printed caption on reverse: '61482 AC- Crew of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Sandra Kay". England, 11 August 1943. Front row, left to right: T/Sgt Herman J Ball, Milwaukee, Wisc; S/Sgt George R Martin, New Albany, Ind; S/Sgt Joshua M Lewis, Cumberland, Md; S/Sgt Otto V Kloza, Milwaukee, Wisc; T/Sgt Paul D Gomis, Reading, Penn; S/Sgt Fran

Object number: FRE 1503 -

The insignia of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 5145 -

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-10706) nicknamed "Miss Bea Havin'" of the 388th Bomb Group flies over countryside. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Miss Bea Havin 2107062 M, 562 BS.'

Object number: FRE 6468 -

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Wailuiki Maui" of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Fortress. B.' Printed caption on reverse: 'B-61555 AC - The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Wailuiki Maui" at an airbase in England, 19 September 1943. 562nd Bomb Sqdn., 388th Bomb Gp. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

Object number: FRE 7845 -

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed ""Li'l" One" of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388.' Printed caption on reverse: 'B-61555 AC - The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Li'L One" at an airbase in England, 19 September 1943. 562nd Bomb Sqdn., 388th Bomb Gp. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

Object number: FRE 7846 -

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Second Chance" of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: 'A-61554 AC - The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Second Chance" at an airbase in England, 19 September 1943. 562nd Bomb Sqdn., 388th Bomb Gp. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

Object number: FRE 7848 -