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"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England."
Rear: Will Follmer, Capt 'Bill' Brownlow III, Don Hefkin, Wilma Hawkins, Garland Morgan.
Front L-R: Bob Fernstaedt, Alex Rule, Hal Forrest, Bob Redmon.
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit...
Squadron
Military | Captain | Pilot
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, AF Commendation.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner
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Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Tail Gunner
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Engineer
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 23 June 2019 08:35:56 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/48252288?terms=Robert%20Fernstaedt |
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