Richard Bland Hughes Jr

Military
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear. UPL 69049 UPL 69049 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 28 May 1944/Dessau aircraft plant.
Back Row: Billy Rooker (OBS/TG), Robert Monfort (N), Russell Potts (N), Robert Thacker (AC/CP), Phillip Bennett (P), Raymond Austin (B)
Front Row: Harland House (RO), unidentified 1, unidentified 2, unidentified 3.
To Be Identified: William Whitley (TT), Richard Hughes (BT), Otto Smith (FG)

https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35082/category/LeadCrews

547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 376 42-97072 Grafton Underwood Billy Roy Rooker Robert H Monfort Russell M Potts Robert Eli Thacker Phillip Nathan Bennett Raymond L Austin Harland Francis House William M Whitley Richard Bland Hughes Otto Smith On

Object Number - UPL 69049 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 28 May 1944/Dessau aircraft plant. Back Row: Billy Rooker (OBS/TG), Robert Monfort (N), Russell Potts (N), Robert...

Assigned to 457BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Phillip Bennett crew. 25 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear.

Phillip Nathan Bennett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-803757
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

42-102449

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hale's Angels
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

42-29927

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wabbit Twacks : Homesick Sal
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

42-38208

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lilly Belle
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

42-39809

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

16 August 1923 Son of Richard Bland Hughes Sr.

Enlisted

20 January 1943 Jefferson Barracks, Missouri

Died

21 December 2001

Buried

24 December 2001 Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky

Based

Assigned to 457BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/629265519
https://www.fold3.com/record/68939937-richard-b-hughes
https://www.fold3.com/record/89892725-richard-b-hughes-jr
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7187
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104804494/richard-bland-hughes

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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=…

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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear.

Object number: UPL 69049 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 28 May 1944/Dessau...