567th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5151 - The insignia of the 567th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group.
567th Bombardment Squadron, 24 December 1942 - 13 September 1945
Stations
Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, 24 December 1942.
Biggs Field, Texas, 1 February 1943.
Lowry Field, Colorado, 19 April – 8 June 1943.
RAF Hethel (AAF Station 114),[13] England, 11 June 1943 – 30 May 1945
Connections
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Hethel |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12086632 at enlistment, then O-689520
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-704176
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Heavy Date
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Touch of Texas
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Travellin Trollope
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Blonds Away
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron 567th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
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)
