Richard Commers
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 6. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Jonathan D Briggs
Military
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"Capt. Briggs and crew of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 390th Bomb Group pose by their plane at their base in England on 13 April 1945." Rear L-R: T/Sgt Leroy C Johnston, S/Sgt Richard Henry Commers, Unkn, T/Sgt Wilbur A Severn. Front L-R: Capt William Lowell Nordling, Capt Jonathan D Briggs, Lt Elmer J Martin .
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 6. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
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LeRoy Johnston
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer | 390th Bomb Group
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 6. ETD Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. Post war: Served in Korean conflict. -
Elmer Martin
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 390th Bomb Group
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 6. ETD Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
William Nordling
Military | Captain | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 6. ETD Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Wilbur Severn
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 6. ETD Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Units served with
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390th Bomb Group
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This... -
568th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-97093 I'll Get By
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 28/1/44; Kearney 14/2/44; Presque Is 20/2/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-S] Framlingham 3/3/44 DOC'S FLYING CIRCUS, then GIRL OF MY DREAMS; on mission 21/7/44 with ? , Lt Sam Dubin (Killed in Action); severe icing during assembly for...
Associated Place
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Framlingham
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Dade County, FL | 13 October 1922 |
| Enlisted | Camp Blanding, FL | 17 December 1941 |
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Camp Blanding, Florida |
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| Based | Framlingham | 1944 – 1945 |
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Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Died | Jacksonville, FL | 23 August 2002 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 05 May 2019 18:12:23 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, firstname, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/48252464 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:16:55 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Briggs%2C+Jonathon+O |
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