860th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Object Number - UPL 13637 - B-24 Liberator 42-52768 "Leo " of the 493rd Bomb Group. The nose art was painted by the artist Phillip S Brinkman.
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Unit stations
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32982544
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Supply Clerk
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32489813
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Special Vehicle Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11021893
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32356091
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator; Mechanic
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Generator Jenny
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 652nd Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron 860th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: 414
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron 860th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boise Bell
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Peoria Belle
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
I have my Grandfather's Military Records, Personal Writings, and have been in contact with the Squadrons.
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)