Job Pete Wellmaker

Military
A farmers wife herds a flock of ducks past Master Sergeant JF Hallmaker and ground personnel of the 91st Bomb Group, whilst cleaning the guns on a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Mary Lou" Handwritten caption on reverse: '91 BG, Farmer's Wife.' media-408123.jpg FRE 3546 A farmers wife herds a flock of ducks past Master Sergeant J P Wellmaker and ground personnel of who are cleaning the guns of a B-17G Flying Fortress (LL-E, serial number 43-37552) nicknamed "The Peacemaker" of the 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group at .

The cheek gun positions on either side of the nose carried the nickname "Mary Lou."

Handwritten caption on reverse: '91 BG, Farmer's Wife.'

US Official caption: "K 2087- M/Sgt J P Wellmaker cleans 50 cal machine guns on a Boeign B-17 whilst an English farm wife herds her ducks away from the plane at a base in England.' Roger Freeman Collection

Caption from scan of reverse on Bombers and Brides

Object Number - FRE 3546 - A farmers wife herds a flock of ducks past Master Sergeant J P Wellmaker and ground personnel of who are cleaning the guns of a B-17G Flying...

Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: BS, GC, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lincoln County, GA 6 December 1914 Son of William Pete Wellmaker.

Enlisted

Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA 14 November 1941 Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia

Other

Discharged USAAF

23 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

28 December 1951

Buried

Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery Augusta, Richmond County, GA 31 December 1951 Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia

Based

Bassingbourn Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

FRE 3546/ FRE 5731/ NARA K2086 / NARA K2087/ 91st Bomb Group Support Personnel

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