714th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5184 - The insignia of the 714th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Seething | 25 November 1943 - 5 July 1945 |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Combat Bomb Wing 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32501763
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Combat Bomb Wing 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Red Bow
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Related media
- Media Type: Video
- Collection Name: Rob Edwards collection
- Object Number: UPL 46210
- Description: Video of the memorials to the service and sacrifice of the 448th Bombardment Group (Heavy) who served at Seething airfield, station 146.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15713
- Description: Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for 2nd Lieutenant Robert J Nystrom of the 448th Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel. The file...
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15791
- Description: Extract from Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Sergeant Roland L Grubbs of the 448th Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel. The...
Revisions
Seething Control Tower Museum: http://www.seethingtower.org/448-714th.php
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)