George Snyder
Military | Colonel | Pilot | 401st Bomb Group
Flew six missions before war ended.
Loren J Close
Military
Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
Units served with
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
401st Bomb Group
Group
The 401st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, from November 1943 to June 1945. Starting their missions at that time meant the focus was very much on the coming invasion attempt of France planned for the following... -
613th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-31072 Betty J.
B-17 Flying Fortress
This was the only original aircraft of the 401st BG to return to the USA after the war. The aircraft was named after Lt. Bryan Shotts' Wife "Betty Jean Shotts". ... -
42-31983 Mary Alice
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/44; Kearney 28/1/44; Presque Is 18/2/44; Grenier 2/3/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-G] Deenethorpe 7/3/44; detailed Munich 13/7/44 with L.H. Haskett, Tail gunner: Ed Page (Killed in Action); Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 6/6... -
43-38160 "Day and Night"
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 1/7/44; Kearney 12/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-A] Deenethorpe 11/8/44; 615BS [IY-A]; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for...
Missions
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8th Air Force 938
10 April 1945
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8th Air Force 957
17 April 1945
Associated Place
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Deenethorpe
Military site : airfield
Deenethorpe was a base purpose-built for American heavy bombers, with the Class A regulation 2,000 and 1,400-yard runways. All the buildings on site,such as the accommodation and administrative blocks, were temporary. In December 1943, several local...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Rosendale, WI | 4 September 1921 |
| Enlisted | Milwaukee, WI | 25 October 1940 |
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Based | Deenethorpe | 1944 – 1945 |
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Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Discharged USAAF | October 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 06 June 2021 09:15:09 | Al_Skiff | Changes to service number, biography, awards, events, person associations and unit associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/685318924 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 August 2015 05:51:56 | kraig@thedoerings.com | Changes to role |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 August 2015 05:45:30 | kraig@thedoerings.com | Changes to role, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:19:04 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2202 |
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