832nd Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 832nd Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group. media-395158.jpg FRE 5215 The insignia of the 832nd Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5215 - The insignia of the 832nd Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Sudbury

People

Albert G Lavallee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron

Arnold E Leder

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron

Alfred H Lehman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Anthony Lepore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

Alex R Lukacs

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

43-38040

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 832nd Bomb Squadron 486th Bomb Group

43-38140

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
43-38142

43-38142

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lil' Butch
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron 832nd Bomb Squadron

43-38145

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron

43-39091

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: California's Golden Bare
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron

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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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