614th Bomb Squadron

Squadron

Object Number - FRE 5165 - The insignia of the 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group.

Commanding Officers

Alvah H Chapman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-461727
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Pilot; Squadron Commander

Carl Columbus Hinkle

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 614th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (351st Bomb Group)
Service Numbers: O-24829
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Squadron Commander

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Unit stations

Station	Location	Date
Based	Deenethorpe

People

Emmett E Arter

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
Role/Job: Crew Chief

Frank O Bailey

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

Carl G Brink

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19164823
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Crew Chief

Beryle A Corntassel

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Frank J Coselli

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-102394

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Down N Go
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

42-102468

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Farmer's Daughter
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron

42-102659

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Hard Seventeen, Hard Luck
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

42-107084

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Betty's Revenge
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

42-107151

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Cover Girl
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Mission

Revisions

Date1 Oct 2014 23:38:33

ContributorPaul Bellamy

Sources

401BG history (401BG Association)

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:50

ContributorAAM

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)