Military
Crew of Fort Worth Jail House, 92nd Bomb Group
Harry Bough, Joel De Pena, Archie Brazer, Leonard Nitti, Danny Minkon, 92nd Bomb Group
Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Reg Hammond crew. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x missions. Hit trees on Sidown Hill in B-17 44-8436 and crashed. 5-May-45. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (4OLC), PH.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x missions. Hit trees on Sidown Hill in B-17 44-8436 and crashed. 5-May-45. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: DFC, AM(OLC), PH.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x missions. Hit trees on Sidown Hill in B-17 44-8436 and crashed. 5-May-45. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x missions. Hit trees on Sidown Hill in B-17 44-8436 and crashed. Sole survivor from crash. 5-May-45. Returned to Duty (RTD)
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x missions. Hit trees on Sidown Hill in B-17 44-8436 and crashed. 5-May-45. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
Group
The 92nd Group sometime after arrivial in the UK converted to the role of in-theater combat crew indocrination and training. For this role, the Group traded its B-17F complement and obtained the B-17E, mostly from the 97th BG which was departing for...
Squadron
Military site : airfield
Built originally to accommodate two RAF bomber squadrons, the first USAAF unit to occupy the base was the 15th Bomb Squadron in September 1942. Podington was then used as a satellite for nearby Chelveston. Work to lengthen the runways, although this...
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| Born | Hamtramck, MI | 19 August 1924 |
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Son of Casimer and Anna Miller. |
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| Lived in | Wayne, Michigan | 1942 |
| Enlisted | Detroit, MI | 15 December 1942 |
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Detroit, Michigan |
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| Based | Podington | 1944 – 1944 |
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Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Discharged USAAF | 2 November 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Allen Park, MI | 18 April 2000 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 06 February 2020 16:17:38 | Al_Skiff | Changes to firstname |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/660985348 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 February 2020 14:49:59 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, highest rank, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/660985348 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 May 2019 13:31:08 | Emily | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nickname, nationality, service number, role, events, person associations, unit associations and media associations |
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Image of Brazer, and other members of his crew who were known to be a part of the 92nd Bomb Group https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/38560 |
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