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Wade Hampton Sneed Crew
390th BG - 568th BS - 8th AF
Standing Left to Right: Unknown, John E. Wentzel (CP), Scott L. Barrows (B), Melvin Breckenridge (N), Wade Sneed (P), Bertil Olson (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: Unknown, John W. Danielsen (WG), Unknown, Carl F. Spirito (TG)
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
Squadron
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base.
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base.
Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Waist Gunner
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base. Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base.
Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base.
Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base.
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 29 November 2020 00:44:19 | 466thHistorian | Changes to person associations |
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fold3.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 November 2020 01:22:12 | 466thHistorian | Changes to caption |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 November 2020 19:28:57 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2524329/bertil-roland-olson |
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