603rd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5162 - The insignia of the 603rd Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group. Featuring the Disney character 'Pete'.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Nuthampstead |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Squadron Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15140333
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stormy Weather
- Unit: 603rd Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lil 8 Ball
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron 2015th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Knock Out
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
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Sources
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)
