597th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Flown overseas by Lt. George Overbey and assigned to him in the 597th squadron. Roger Freeman Collection
Roger Freeman Photo description
Object Number - FRE 7365 - A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal"...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Rivenhall |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 597th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-687700
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-684404 / 10230A
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34823747
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-719733
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11082009 / O-828523
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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)