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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. The word "Boomerang" is painted on the plane nose.
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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 6 July 1944/ Denain/Prouvy (Airfield). Back L-R: TSgt. Forrest Bemis (TT), TSgt Emil Morlan (RO), SSgt. Robert Chanter (FG), SSgt. Carl Keyser (BT), 1st Lt. Tommy Bolger N, 2nd Lt. Walter Carlson (OBS/TG). Front L-R: 2nd Lt. Kenneth Lord (N), Lt. Col. Alfred Nuttall (CA/CP), 1st Lt. Edward Lane (P), 1st Lt. Ralph Wiley (B). SSgt. Robert Chanter (FG) and SSgt. Carl Keyser (BT) were identified by Forrest J. Bemis on 7 March 2018. Data entered by Keith Ellefson.

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Forrest James Bemis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19127172
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: MOS 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. The word "Boomerang" is painted on the plane nose.

Tommy P Bolger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. The word "Boomerang" is painted on the plane nose.

Walter E Carlson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. The word "Boomerang" is painted on the plane nose.

Robert W Chanter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. The word "Boomerang" is painted on the plane nose.

Carl A Keyser

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

Aircraft

42-107224

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Boomerang
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

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The Quentin Bland Collection.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35571/category/5406