850th Bomb Squadron

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media-6537.png UPL 6537 Technical Sergeant Paul Broome of the 490th Bomb Group

Handwritten caption on reverse: ''In flight B-17 over England Early 1945

Paul Broome Via American Air Museum Memory Book correspondence.

Object Number - UPL 6537 - Technical Sergeant Paul Broome of the 490th Bomb Group Handwritten caption on reverse: ''In flight B-17 over England Early 1945

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

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Cheddington

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36337330
  • Role/Job: Photographic Laboratory Technician
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2062132
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19000635
  • Role/Job: Airplane and Engine Mechanic
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6007651
  • Role/Job: Airplane Maintenance Technician

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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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