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Calvin Sampson Crew
388th BG - 561st BS
Standing Left to Right: Omer D. Wildman (WG), Clavin Samson (P), Charles C. Claggett (TG), Pal L. Sundberg (BTG). Unidentified, Unidentified, Milton C. Casebere (N)
One of the two unidentified is Oscar D. Hanan (WG)
Group
The 388th Bomb Group flew strategic bombing mission from Knettishall, Suffolk from June 1943 to the end of the war. During this time, though, detachments were sent to Fersfield, Norfolk to conduct Aphrodite missions. In these Aphrodite missions veteran...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner
Military | Captain | Pilot
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner
Military site : airfield
Knettishall was built to Class A standard for an American Bomb Group that would be bringing up to forty heavy bombers with them in three or four Squadrons. The 388th Bomb Group, which stayed at Knettishall for their entire service in the ETO, flew B-17...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 26 February 2019 01:54:53 | 466thHistorian | Changes to caption |
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Corrected spelling of Claggett's last name |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 February 2019 15:39:58 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=photoImage&id=388-P-C-... |
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