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Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men
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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 12 August 1944/La Perthe, France - German Air Force “Landing Ground”. Rear L-R: Alfred Nuttall (AC), Forrest Bemis (ETTG), Carl Redcay (FG), Timothy O’Sullivan (N). Front L-R: Lloyd La Chine (TG/Observer), Eldon Drury (RO), Frank Allred (P), Robert Mitchell (BT), Donald Ward (B).

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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 combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Frank Lavon Allred

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19115653 / O-758505
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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 combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Eldon Boyd Drury

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39693059
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, five men seated in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Lloyd E LaChine

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

Alfred Charles Nuttall

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-404094
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Group Operations Officer / Squadron Commander

Aircraft

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 kneeling in front. Men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. There are canvas duffle bags on the ground in front of the men.

42-97960

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

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Sources

Photo courtesy of Forrest J. Bemis.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/109460/category/LeadCrews

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The Quentin Bland Collection.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35724/category/LeadCrews