835th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 835th Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group. media-395161.jpg FRE 5218 The insignia of the 835th Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5218 - The insignia of the 835th Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group.


Commanding Officers

Fred H Newman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Sudbury 7 May 1944 - 21 April 1945

Encompassing

People

Arthur A Eachem

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

August Ehler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36150185

Albert B Falorette

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11008698

Amo B Forletti

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Albert Gabriel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39331363

Aircraft

42-52758

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Swingtime in the Rockies, Gin Mill Jill
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron

42-98006

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Old Yard Dog
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron 833rd Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron

43-37800

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron 833rd Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (4N-B, serial number 43-37835) of the 486th Bomb Group flies above the cloud with other Fortresses during a mission. A censor has obscured the tail marking. Image via Hodges.

43-37835

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron 833rd Bomb Squadron 834th Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron

43-37875

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date
Contributorhansvonmaltzahn
Changes
Sources

See the official history of the 835th Bombardment Squadron on their official web page at this address: https://486th.org/BS835/index.htm

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Removed history text copy/pasted from 486th.org as it is subject to copyright.

Added unit lineage from Combat Squadrons of the Air Force

Date
Contributorhansvonmaltzahn
Changes
Sources

See the official web page of the '486th Bombardment Group (Heavy) at: https://486th.org/#

Date
ContributorMitch Topal
Changes
Sources

Historical research

Date
ContributorMitch Topal
Changes
Sources

1st Lieutenant Raymond Firmani (Ret) first hand account and documentation.

Date
Contributorrossingtonj
Changes
Sources

usaaf bomb squadron patch duck

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
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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