578th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
Airmen of the 578th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Rat Poison". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'GC:? A/C 560. 578BS.' media-414179.jpg FRE 8002 Airmen of the 578th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Rat Poison". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'GC:? A/C 560. 578BS.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8002 - Airmen of the 578th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Rat Poison". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'GC:? A/C 560....

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Unit stations

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Wendling

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36660376
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: El Capitan
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Knucklehead
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th 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)

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