613th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group. media-395107.jpg FRE 5164 The insignia of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5164 - The insignia of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group.

Commanding Officers

Edwin W Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Commander

Eric T De Jonckheere

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot ; Squadron Leader

Connections

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Deenethorpe

People

Bobbie D Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38468656
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

August E Angeli

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Charles H Bedell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32577472
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Bert B Bessellieu

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34611769
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Togglier/Waist Gunner

Andrew M Bono

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17160497
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Ground Crew

Aircraft

41-9107

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The 401st Hack, Agony Wagon, Gravy Train
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron 613th Bomb Squadron

42-102580

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

42-102581

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

42-102947

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: D-Day Dottie
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

42-107009

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Jane
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Mission

Revisions

Date1 Oct 2014 23:33:59
ContributorPaul Bellamy
ChangesChanges to type and aircraft types
Sources

401BG history (401BG Association)

Date1 Oct 2014 23:33:24
ContributorPaul Bellamy
ChangesChanges to commanding officers associations
Sources

401BG history (401BG Association)

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:50
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
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)

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