Delmar Beesley
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Duisburg in B-17 'Heavenly Body' 43-39053 on 23 March 1945.
Joseph George Hartness Jr
Military
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B-17 42-102601 BK-K, Bolo Babe France, September 1944
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The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
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Clarence Hightshoe
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Navigator | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
See "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor, for a detailed biography. ...
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384th Bomb Group
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by... -
546th Bomb Squadron
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42-102601 Bolo Babe
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/44; Hunter 18/4/44; Grenier 5/5/44; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-K] Grafton Underwood 24/5/44; sustained battle damaged Mannheim 9/9/44 with Joseph G. Hartness, Co-pilot: Herbert H. Schaaf, Navigator: Clarence C. Hightshoe,... -
42-37822 THE 'LEAD BANANA'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Long Beach 9/9/43; Gr Island 17/10/43; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-C] Grafton Underwood 12/5/44; on landing with Ray Cook the undercarriage collapsed at RAF Ringway, UK (now Manchester Aprt) 16/3/45. Salvaged AFSC 19/3/45.
Revisions
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| 27 October 2018 13:38:56 | bombercommand | Changes to service number, highest rank and role |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 December 2017 15:51:06 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 18 May 2015 01:14:05 | bombercommand | Changes to middlename, suffix and media associations |
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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1615 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:17:17 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=h... |
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