749th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5195 - The insignia of the 749th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
Glatton |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-708243
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Luck
- Unit: 749th Bomb Squadron 457th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jayhawk
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: You Never Know
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: G I Virgin
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron 750th Bomb Squadron
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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)
