575th Bomb Squadron

Squadron

Personnel of the 391st Bomb Group at Roya (Amy) in France, 1944. Image via Alvaro Sousa. Written on slide casing: 'WWII, 391st Bomb Group, 575th Bomb Squadron, 1st Base in France, 1944. "Chow Line Clean Up".'

media-396057.jpg FRE 7331 Personnel of the 391st Bomb Group at Roya (Amy) in France, 1944. Image via Alvaro Sousa. Written on slide casing: 'WWII, 391st Bomb Group, 575th Bomb Squadron, 1st Base in France, 1944. "Chow Line Clean Up".' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 7331 - Personnel of the 391st Bomb Group at Roya (Amy) in France, 1944. Image via Alvaro Sousa. Written on slide casing: 'WWII, 391st Bomb Group, 575th Bomb...

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Unit stations

Station	Location	Date
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People

John Joseph Adair

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19101923 / O-746676
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator

John B Amber

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 15072426
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Stephen Victolis Biezis

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16136624 / O-824081
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-pilot

George A Boston

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 17160225
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Richard Neal Breesman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 15327727 / O-?
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-31716

Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Nicknames: The Black Death
Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron

A B-26 Marauder of the 391st Bomb Group in flight over French countryside. Image via Alvaro Sousa. Written on slide casing: '"Wing Man Below" 391st, 575 B Sqdn, France 1944.'

41-32025

Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Nicknames: Panchita Del Rio
Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron

42-107576

Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron

42-107620

Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Nicknames: Steppin Out / B-Baby
Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron

42-107671

Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron

Document 15752

Media Type: Document
Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
Object Number: Document 15752
Description: Extract from Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Staff Sergeant William L Weissker of the 391st Bomb Group researched by historian Bill...

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Date13 Mar 2015 16:03:50

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:50

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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)