Milton R Opdyke

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37795) of the 388th Bomb Group. Image via Bernard Mason. Written on slide casing: 'Duxford, 237795 Radio Recall.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jamaica Ginger
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
An airman of the 388th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Gremlins Hideout". Handwritten on front of print: '388th BG.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gremlin's Hideout
  • Unit: 45th Combat Bomb Wing 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html