Sam D Ranallo

Military
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Seven men standing to the rear and three men sitting in front. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. UPL 67387 UPL 67387 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews. 20 FEB 1944 – 384th Bomb Group Mission 63B, target "Junkers" aircraft plant and airfield at Bernberg, Germany.
Standing in back row, left to right: Ball turret gunner James Edward Dennison, Bombardier Richard K. Crown, Co-pilot John Martin Berbrich, Navigator Robert Charles Chapin, Pilot Edgar Elsworth Ulrey, Tail Gunner Dale Dean Peloke, Flexible Gunner Nemours Albert Montz.
Front row, left to right: Radio Operator Sam David Ranallo, Flexible Gunner Albert William Connors, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Edward Leonard Kolassa.

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546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 8th Air Force 230 BIG WEEK - DAY 3 42-37848 Grafton Underwood James E Dennison Richard K Crown Edgar E Ulrey Dale D Peloke Sam D Ranallo John M Berbrich Albert W Connors Edward L Kolassa Nemours Albert Montz Robert M Chapin On

Object Number - UPL 67387 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews. 20 FEB 1944 – 384th Bomb Group Mission 63B, target "Junkers" aircraft plant and airfield at Bernberg, Germany....

10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, B-17 #42-29784 "Smilin'-Thru" crashed at Wiltshire with crew baling out and all returning.

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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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Smilin' Thru" of the 305th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'AS 305BG. - TA Harkin. via C Norman.'

42-29784

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Smilin-Thru
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 366th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 341, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

Sam D Ranallo: Gallery (2 items)

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Seven men standing to the rear and three men sitting in front. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear.

Object number: UPL 67387 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews. 20 FEB 1944 – 384th...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear and parachutes.

Object number: UPL 67400 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews. 22 February 1944/...