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John J O'Connor

Military

August 1943 - October 1944

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The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (MS-O, serial number 42-3177) nicknamed "The Hellion", of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group flies over countryside. Printed caption on reverse: '65922 USAF - From the altitude this Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 381st Bomb Group is flying, the countryside resembles a patchwork quilt. U.S.AIR FORCE PHOTO.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'The Hellion.'

535th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-107018

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Los angeles city limits
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date14 Sep 2020 18:47:44

ContributorHotelie1970

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Sources

GENERAL ORDER # 548, dated 21 November 1944: From Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding Brigadier General Turner.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:17

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia