UPL 66001

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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 26 July 1943* FRONT L-R: SGT John R Kelly (RO), SGT Sebastian Bucheri (WG), SGT James Traylor (BT), LT Walter Harvey (Obs./TG - Asst. 544th Ops Ofcr), CAPT William Gilmore (Air Commander and Pilot - 544th CO). BACK L-R: SGT John Blauer (WG), SGT John Kilcourse (TT), LT Charles Everson (N), LT Robert Kennedy (B), LT Jesse Hausenfluck (P). *Abortive mission: 384th Air Commander was unable to resolve difficulties of formation recognition during prolonged assembly process, and elected to return to base rather than commit his force to follow an unidentified combat wing to an unknown target.

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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear, three men kneeling in front, and two men standing at the side.

John C Blauer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19060153
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear, three men kneeling in front, and two men standing at the side.

Sebastian Bucheri

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31108556
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Charles W Everson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-795222
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

William Featherstone Gilmore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 812th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14006633 at enlistment, then O-406671
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot; Commanding Officer

Walter Lewis Harvey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672350
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30039

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Belle
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 554th Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron

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Photo Courtesy of James Traylor.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/21763/category/LeadCrews

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