Russell F Hellwig

Military
media-39082.jpeg UPL 39082 Chris "Drake" Dracopoulos's band "The Rhythm Bombshells.

Top row (left to right):
Chris "Drake" Dracopoulos, Drums;
S/Sgt. Glen Pool, Trumpet;
Capt. Ken "Red" Plummer, Trumpet / Tenor Sax;
S/Sgt. William "Bud" Babcock, Trumpet.

Standing left:
Russ Hellwig, Bass.

Front row (left to right):
PFC Tommy Young, Guitar;
Lt. Tom Parker Jr., Tenor Sax;
F/O Carl Lepon, Alto Sax / Clarinet;
M/Sgt. A. K. "Pete" Chauvin, Alto Sax / Clarinet;
S/Sgt. Laverne Sevilla, Tenor Sax.
Chris "Drake" Dracopoulos.

From the private collection of Chris "Drake" Dracopoulos.

Object Number - UPL 39082 - Chris "Drake" Dracopoulos's band "The Rhythm Bombshells. Top row (left to right): Chris "Drake" Dracopoulos, Drums; S/Sgt. Glen Pool,...

Russell died 24 October 1998 and was survived by his wife Mary.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

Ringmasters' Log Summer 1999

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster

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