UPL 66356

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Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front on top of flying gear.
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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 15 April 1945/Pte. De Susac (Royan), France. Division Lead Aircraft. Back Row: unidentified 1, Raymond Barber (TT), Capt. William Kinnaird (P), Robert Thacker (AC/CP). Front Row: Capt. Aldo Rovero (N), Capt. Eugene Burcham (B), Elgin Hushbeck (MN), unidentified 2, Kenneth Hart (RO). Not Identified: William Gilbert (DR), F/O Elmer Schumacher (OBS/TG)

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Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front on top of flying gear.

William R Kinnaird

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-764037
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front.

Aldo Rovero

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front on top of flying gear.

Elmer R Schumacher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front on top of flying gear.

Robert Eli Thacker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group Headquarters Squadron (38th Bomb Group) 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-395296
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Deputy Group Commander, 547th Bombardment Squadron Commander

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The Quentin Bland Collection.