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UPL 54243

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Group of ten men in uniform posed in front of WWII bomber plane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front. Airman in the front middle is holding up a small dog to the camera.

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2nd Lt Joel Milton Acker Jr, Co-Pilot, 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Sierens Crew: Back L-R: Allan M. Blossman (B), Joel M. Acker, Jr. (CP), Ernest Sierens (P), Spiridon Scoursi (N) Front L-R: George A. Hunt (BT), Harry Ketterman (RO), Melvin Hansen (WG), Melvin Johnson (TT), Van Jones (WG), Lewis Brindley (TG)

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Units

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing its tail. Image via Havelaar. Printed caption on reverse: 'Silver Dollar, a Flying Fortress operating from Grafton Underwood, has its complete tail severed during one of the first 8th Air Force raids on Berlin.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Berlin missile, BK-H, Fort goes down.'

546th Bomb Squadron

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

The insignia of the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

547th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Joel Milton Acker

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 14062755 | O-668177
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Allan M Blossman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

Louis Delbert Brindley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 36501970
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Melvin E Hansen

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

George A Hunt

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-30046

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Merrie Hell
Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a wall. Six men standing in rear and four men seated in front

42-5849

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Hell's Belles II
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Mission

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Written on slide casing: 'Raunchy crash TA.'

VIII Bomber Command 81

Date: 12 August 1943

Revisions

Date: 7 Oct 2023 20:55:34

Contributoracbernstein1

ChangesChanges to Related Aircraft, Related Missions, Related People, Related Places, Related Units and Sources Disclaimer

Sources

https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/21710/category/Sierens_E

Date: 27 Aug 2023 23:41:58

Contributoracbernstein1

ChangesChanges to Name, Caption, Image, Related People and Related Units

Sources

https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=50

Date: 16 Dec 2021 10:45:24

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and person associations

Sources

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