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1944: 489TH DALE COBURN'S CREW WITH B-24 BUCKSHOT ANNIE

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Units

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.

489th Bomb Group

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

People

Dale Coburn

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 489th Bomb Group
Role/Job: Pilot

Jack Gartenberg

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 489th Bomb Group

Warren Douglas Wackford

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 489th Bomb Group
Service Numbers: 32378776 on enlisting
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Bombardier

Locations

P-47 Thunderbolt pilots of the 61st Fighter Squadron chat to one another after their latest mission, at Halesworth air base where the 56th Fighter Group were stationed. Left to right they are: Lieutenant-Colonel Francis S. Gabreski, Lieutenant Eugene E. Barnum and Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe. Passed for publication 26 November 1943.

Halesworth

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Holton

Revisions

Date: 27 May 2021 17:01:08

Contributoracbernstein1

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations

Sources

http://489th-bomb-group-museum.org