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.
Lester A Walcott
Military
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B-17 42-102601 BK-K, Bolo Babe France, September 1944
Service
People
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Stanley Burek
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 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. ... -
Frank Rock
Military | Staff Sergeant | Flexible Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Units served with
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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
Squadron
Aircraft
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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,... -
42-107121 Kentucky Colonel / Helena II
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 1//3/44; Gr Island 21/3/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 24/4/44; no ops, transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-J] Grafton Underwood 5/5/44; ground loop accident with Tom Daniel 7/12/44, Salvaged AFSC. KENTUCKY COLONEL.
Missions
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614
9 September 1944
A burst of flak put a big hole in the nose throwing glass in Antonacci's eyes. Other hits were in the wing and tail. One went through the waist and exploded an oxygen bottle.
Associated Place
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Grafton Underwood
Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| P | 5 December 1944 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 25 January 2015 10:42:45 | bombercommand | Changes to service number, highest rank, person associations, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:18:46 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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AAIR 44-12-05-513 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=w... |
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