Rufus Hanchett
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 351st Bomb Group
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Robert L Adams
Military
Service
Units served with
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351st Bomb Group
Group
The 351st Bomb Group flew strategic bombing missions from their base at Polebrook, Northamptonshire from April 1943 to June 1945. The Group's most famous member was Hollywood actor Clark Gable, who flew four/ five missions with them as an observer... -
508th Bomb Squadron
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511th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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Polebrook
Military site : airfield
Polebrook was laid down for RAF Bomber Command use in 1940-1941. Built by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd, it had short runways which were lengthened for USAAF heavy bomber use. The RAF used the base for operational trials - including of B-17 Flying...
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| 27 April 2020 09:37:00 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to nickname, service number, role, unit associations and place associations |
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| 26 April 2020 19:32:43 | jmoore43 | Changes to nickname |
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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person. |
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| 27 September 2014 18:23:41 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia |
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