Sam S Rainer

Military

Sam Rainer came from Union Springs, AL. He was born in 1922. Like most servicemen of the greatest generation, he didn't say much about his time during WW2.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hoo Jive
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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From his son, Sam Rainer, Jr.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc