735th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
In the foreground are Joe Kania (without cap), Charlie Aillet (with cap) and Bob Vincent (with cigar).
Image via Lieutenant Vincent
Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Intill smoke cigars, 753rd Hangar & operations. Kania W/O cap, Cullet W/ Cap, Vincent with cigar.' Roger Freeman Collection
Caption information given on this page: http://www.458bg.com/crewaz07morford.htm
Object Number - FRE 1907 - Airmen of the 458th Bomb Group gather outside a hangar before a mission in July 1944. In the foreground are Joe Kania (without cap), Charlie Aillet...
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Old Buckenham |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 42102916
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Archibald
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little Mike
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron 735th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Shoo-Shoo Baby
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Gypsy Queen
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
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)
