98th Bomb Group
Group
The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942.
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From the left : Hail Columbia's navigator, Lt. Norman Whalen, and his close friend, and bombardier, Lt. Harold Francis Korger. 1943.
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344th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
The 344th Bombing Squadron was first activated at MacDill Field, Florida as one of the original three squadrons assigned to the 98th Bombardment Group. The 344th soon moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana, where it began to train as a Consolidated B-24...
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Harold Korger
Military | Colonel | B-24 - B-52 Bombardier
Lt. Harold Francis Korger was a B-24 bombardier in the 344th Bombardment Squadron, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 9th Air Force, based in Benghazi, Libya, 1943. He flew on the B-24D, Hail Columbia, with the Element Group Leader Col. John R. Kane, on the... -
Norman Whalen
Military | Major | Navigator / Nose Gunner
Norman Mathew Whalen joined the Army Air Corps in 1941. After graduating from Navigator School in Monroe, Louisiana, he received his commission as a Second Lieutenant and was assigned to the 9th Air force, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 344th Bombing...
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| 10 October 2021 13:12:56 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to person associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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Removed associations not depicted in the image. Please make associations in the appropriate PERSON and/or AIRCRAFT records. |
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| 10 October 2021 12:18:19 | Kickapoo | Changes to caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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togetherweserved - Korger - Harold - Francis, Col. |
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| 31 August 2018 10:27:28 | Emily | Changes to collection and person associations |
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| 31 August 2018 08:09:43 | Kickapoo | Created entry with collection and caption |
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