UPL 7145

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Newspaper clipping sent through about the crew of B-17 'Dottie Jane'.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dottie Jane
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesCreated entry with caption and person associations
Sources

From Don Kowalsky: "I have an article I found in an old newspaper printed in 1944-1945 about a B-17 named Dottie Jane, the man was one of the gunners by the name of S/Sgt. Robert Benjamin, he was from my home town of Arcadia, Wisconsin."