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This contains information written on the back of the original print and some of it may be inaccurate.

Lieutenant Reeder and his crew, of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed "The Duchess". Printed caption on reverse of print: '61772 AC - Lt. Reeder and crew of the 359th Bomb. Sqd., 303rd Bomb. Group besides a Boeing B-17 "The Duchess", England, 17 July 1943. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

Connections

Units

  • 303rd Bomb Group

    303rd Bomb Group

    Group
    The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...

  • 359th Bomb Squadron

    359th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

People

  • John Hayes

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner
    Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Reeder crew. 25 x combat missions. credited 2 x Ju88's downed. ETD Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

  • Henry Herod

    Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner; Engineer
    Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

  • Kenneth Hull

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner
    Assigned to 389BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Reeder crew. 25 x combat missions. ETD Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

  • Ralph McClean

    Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
    Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Reeder crew. 25 x combat missions. ETD Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

  • Ellis Mowery

    Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator
    Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Reeder crew, 25 combat missions. ETD Awards: AM (3OLC), GC, WWII Victory, EAME.

  • Dayton Reeder

    Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
    Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x combat missions. ETD Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

  • Harvey Salk

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator
    Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD Awards: AM, WII Victory, EAME.

  • Henry Swan

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner
    Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

  • Earl Vermillion

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
    Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 25 x combat missions on B-17 41-24561 'The Dutchess'. ETD Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

  • Samuel Wright

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner
    Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Reeder crew. 25 x combat missions. Credited Me110 damaged, Fw190 downed. ETD Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

Aircraft

  • 41-24561 The Duchess, "Sure Stuff"

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-T] Bangor 10/9/42; Molesworth 16/10/42; 59m transferred 1 Base Air Depot (sic),* Burtonwood 7/7/44; Returned to the USA Altus 18/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 14/8/45. Over...

Locations

  • Molesworth

    Military site : airfield
    Molesworth was one of the early stations used by the Eighth Air Force in the UK, first occupied by the 15th Bomb Squadron’s Douglas Bostons in June 1942. Built in 1940 and extended and improved in 1942, Molesworth is most associated with the 303rd...

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Collection name
Roger Freeman Collection
Object number
FRE 4236

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
20 March 2020 08:47:37 CastleBren Changes to person associations and place associations
Sources

303rd Bomb Group Records
Date Contributor Update
08 September 2014 15:28:02 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

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