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"Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" nicknamed "Yankee Doodle Dandy". 303rd Bomb Group, England. 4 April 1944." Names / Hometowns adorn the nose: Emil R 'Red' Rees, San Antonio, Texas; Les Peer, Premont, Texas; PFC Gabriel Nunes, Brooklyn, NY; Hugo A Jarret, Rhodes Island; Cpl Lawrence E 'Larry' Johnson, Kane, PA; Sgt Theodore J Knauff, Ellwood City, PA; Ray Mentrasti, Bronx, NY.

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Units

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Hugo A Jarrett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11063394
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Role/Job: Ordnance

Lawrence E Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33112911
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Role/Job: G/P

Theodore J Knauff

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13038087
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief
Corporal Raymon A. Mentrasti, of the 303rd Bomb Group, cleans his boots. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245676.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'The faucet offers a useful means of getting rid of mud, as Corporal Raymond A. Mentrasti, serving in a U.S. Bomber Squadron, has discovered. Corporal Mentrasti, 23 years old, was educated at Evander Childs High School and lives at 728 East 239th St., Bronx,

Raymond A Mentrasti

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32198727
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Role/Job: Chemical

Gabriel Nunes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32618121

Aircraft

42-5264

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yankee Doodle Dandy
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

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