755th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 755th Bomb Squadron, 458th Bomb Group. media-395144.jpg FRE 5201 The insignia of the 755th Bomb Squadron, 458th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5201 - The insignia of the 755th Bomb Squadron, 458th Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Horsham St Faith

People

Bruce Ensor Bean

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36586883
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Allen Boorse

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13125119 / T-62414
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Alfred L Brocksieck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18194599
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Birto R Brumby

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Charles W Bullard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 702008
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

A B-24H Liberator (J3-M, serial number 41-28678) of the 755th Bomb Squadron, 458th Bomb Group lands at Horsham St. Faith , March 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24H of 458th Bomb Group landing at Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk in late March 1944. 6 Foot Dix.' Second handwritten on reverse: '458 B.G., 8th Air Force.' Printed caption on reverse: '81779 AC - Consolidated B-24 of 458th Bomb Group arrives at air base somewhere in England after completing 200th mission, 1944. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

41-28678

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

41-28719

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Paddlefoot
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

41-28720

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

41-28735

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron

41-29288

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Big-Time Operator
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date13 Mar 2015 16:50:18
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Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:51
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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)

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