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UPL 66544

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Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of large canvas bags. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear

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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/3 April 1945, Kiel (Dry Docks). Back L-R: 1st Lt. Jack McCaine (MN), 2nd Lt. John Pylman (N), 2nd Lt. Donald Funk (P), Maj. Clarence Thacker (AC/CP), F/O Robert Ward (N). Front L-R: 1st Lt. Lambert Muller-Thym (B), F/O William O’Leary (OBS/TG), TSgt. Roman Soto (RO), TSgt. Gordon Robb (TT).

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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

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

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of large canvas bags. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear

Donald Olsen Funk

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19172775 / O-775309
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of large canvas bags. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear

Jack Mezick McCaine

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
Service Numbers: O-709954
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of large canvas bags. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear

Lambert Muller-Thym

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-678553
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men seated in front on large canvas bags. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

William Joseph O'Leary

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-2025071
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men seated in front on large canvas bags. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

John H Pylman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-2070123
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Mission

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of large canvas bags. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear

8th Air Force 924

Date: 3 April 1945

Revisions

Date: 22 Oct 2023 19:53:39

Contributoracbernstein1

ChangesChanges to Media Collection

Sources

The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35742/search/8882