James Sydney Stroeher
Military
388th BG - 561st Bomb Squadron
Standing Left to Right: Maurice A. Foley (TG), James Stroeher (N), Lester Hess (P), Robert Hodgen (CP), Eli Klein (R/O)
Sitting Left to Right: Cawthon Perdue (TOG), Herbert E. Fisher (BTG), Gerlald W. Howard (FE/TT), Charles P. Rice (WG)
The Hess Crew flew 34 combat missions. Perdue flew about 1/2 of those. There were various toggliers that flew the balance of the missions.
388th Bomb Group collection
388th BGA
Object Number - UPL 17057 - Lester Hess Crew 388th BG - 561st Bomb Squadron Standing Left to Right: Maurice A. Foley (TG), James Stroeher (N), Lester Hess (P), Robert...
Completed 34 combat missions, 2 food missions and 3 missions returning displaced persons.
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-928692
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heaven's Above
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Mansfield, Ohio | 14 April 1924 | |
|
Enlisted |
Butte, MT, USA | 2 March 1943 | |
| Spokane, WA, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
