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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. There is a small white scruffy dog in the foreground.
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Willing Crew, 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, 3 Feb 44, Rum Pot II, 42-31433. This was Mark S. Willing's last mission.

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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

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. There is a small white scruffy dog in the foreground.

William Thomas Bennett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 1119th Quartermaster Company
  • Service Numbers: 35216276
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Military Occupation Specialty 821-Quartermaster Supply Technician
Eight men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Three men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

Robert E Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-669979
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Bruce Thomas Haley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant

Durwood H Holloway

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. There is a small white scruffy dog in the foreground.

Charles Edwin Nicklett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-742008
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-31433

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rum Pot II
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Mission

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