728th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group. media-395130.jpg FRE 5187 The insignia of the 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5187 - The insignia of the 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Deopham Green

People

Arthur A Appleton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Alfred L Battaling

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Albert K Becker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17166412
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Airplane Mechanic

Caesar J Benigno

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12221035
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Electronics Warfare Officer (EWO)

Ast Birk

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

42-102541

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Aint Miss Behavin II
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

42-102572

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Why Worry II
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

42-102622

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Borrowed Time
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

42-102662

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

42-102691

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron 99th Bomb Group 346th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date13 Mar 2015 16:47:17
Contributorrossingtonj
ChangesChanges to type
Sources

Type added.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:51
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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