601st Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Object Number - FRE 5160 - The insignia of the 601st Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Nuthampstead |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0-679017
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34761844
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Waist gunner/Togglier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bronx Bomber I
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Ugly Duckling
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
Revisions
My grandfather was John B. Lindsay of the 601st
Type added.
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)
