Albert Brown
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner | 388th Bomb Group
Charles Cushman Bliss
Military
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A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30177) nicknamed "Charlene". Printed caption on reverse: '61552 AC- Crew of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Charlene". England. 30 August 1943. Standing left to right are: 2nd Lt John N Haroian, Boise, Idaho; 1st Lt Charles Bliss, Los Angeles, California; 2nd Lt Vernon D Duncan, Columbus, Ohio; 2nd Lt Bernard J Quenneville, Hadley, Mass. Kneeling left to right: S/Sgt Robert E Brailey, Woonsocket, RI; T/Sgt Albert N Brown, Great Falls, Mont; S/Sgt Herman B Mays, Terre Haute, Ind; S/Sgt Lawrence H Ruddell, Wausau, Wisc; S/Sgt Edmund W Wilbert, Westlake, Ohio; T/Sgt Henry G Rotell, Riwabik, Minn. US Air force Photo.'
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A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30177) nicknamed "Charlene".
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Colonel
Service
People
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Vernon Duncan
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot/Pilot | 388th Bomb Group
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Willis Eddy
Military | Captain | Navigator/Squadron Navigator | 388th Bomb Group
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John Houston
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 388th Bomb Group
served with the 482nd Pathfinder Gp. Flew lead plane on 388th missions -
Herman Mays
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Tail Gunner | 388th Bomb Group
Evaded (EVD) ... -
Bernard Quenneville
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 388th Bomb Group
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Henry Rotell
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator | 388th Bomb Group
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Lawrence Rudell
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Waist Gunner | 388th Bomb Group
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Edmund Wilbert
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Left Waist Gunner/Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner | 388th Bomb Group
Units served with
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
388th Bomb Group
Group
The 388th Bomb Group flew strategic bombing mission from Knettishall, Suffolk from June 1943 to the end of the war. During this time, though, detachments were sent to Fersfield, Norfolk to conduct Aphrodite missions. In these Aphrodite missions veteran... -
562nd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-30030 Old Ironsides
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 2/4/43; Sioux City 13/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Bangor 23/5/43; Assigned 544BS/384BG [BK-F] Grafton Underwood 29/5/43; transferred 2 SAD Lt Staughton 31/7/43 then 560BS/388BG. ... -
42-30177 Charlene
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/43; Gore Fd 27/4/43; Cheyenne 2/5/43; Sioux City 13/5/43; Smoky Hill 11/6/43; Dow Fd 16/6/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 23/6/43 as CHARLENE; 15m transferred RCM 803BS Sculthorpe 19/1/44; Oulton 16/5/44; 36BS Cheddington... -
42-30212 Quarterback
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 29/4/43; Sioux City 14/5/43; Smoky Hill 11/6/43; Dow Fd 16/6/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 17/6/43; transferred Aphrodite project, Missing in Action V-sites, Watten 6/8/44 with Lt Joeseph P Andrecheck & T/Sgt Raymond Healy (2... -
42-30213 Lil' One
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 29/4/43; Gore 9/5/43; Sioux City 10/5/43; Smoky Hill 11/6/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 1/6/43; crashed on take off for Bremen after encountering mechanical problems 13/11/43 with Bob Simons, Co-pilot: Alvin...
Missions
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VIII Bomber Command 74
17 July 1943
The railroad industry at Hannover, Germany and the aircraft industry at Hamburg, Germany were the intended targets for this mission but weather caused the mission to be cancelled. The element sent to Hannover was a combined force of 207 B-17s from:... -
VIII Bomber Command 77
26 July 1943
The German rubber industry at Hannover, Germany and the U-Boat shipyards at Hamburg, Germany are the primary focus of this mission. In addition, a German ship convoy and targets of opportunity at Wilhelmshaven and Wesermunde are bombed. The first... -
VIII Bomber Command 82
15 August 1943
German airfields in Holland and France are the targets for this mission. All of the attacks were made late in the afternoon just prior to sunset. The mission is composed of two elements. The first element is a combined force of 180 B-17s from: 91BG (20... -
VIII Bomber Command 83
16 August 1943
This mission consists of two elements of B-17s despatched to bomb the German airfields of Le Bourget (Paris), Poix and Abbeville, France. The first element is a combined force of 180 B-17s from: 91BG (21); 92BG (17); 303BG (20); 305BG (20); 306BG (20);... -
VIII Bomber Command 84
17 August 1943
The mission flown on 17-Aug-43, the 1st anniversary of the 1st mission flown by the 8th Air Force, is probably the most written about mission of the war. This is the famous Schweinfurt/Regensburg mission on which 60 B-17s are lost. It has been dubbed ... -
VIII Bomber Command 88
31 August 1943
This mission is composed of two elements. The first element is composed of 170 B-17s from: 91BG (16); 92BG (19); 303BG (20); 305BG (18); 306BG (18); 351BG (21); 379BG (21); 381BG (19); and 384BG (18). The primary target for this element is German... -
VIII Bomber Command 89
2 September 1943
This mission was composed of five elements. The first element was combined force 55 B-17s despatched from: 92BG; 305BG, and 306BG to bomb German airfields in NW France. The mission is recalled due to weather and the bombers return without dropping... -
VIII Bomber Command 90
3 September 1943
German airfields in France and the Caudron-Renault works at Paris are the targets for this mission. The mission is composed of three elements. The first element is a combined force of 168 B-17s from: 91BG (14); 351BG (19); 381BG (22); 92BG (19); 305BG ... -
VIII Bomber Command 92
7 September 1943
Two German airfields, one at Brussels, Begium and the other at Bergen, Holland, and the V-Weapons sites around Watten, France are the primary targets for this mission. ... -
VIII Bomber Command 94 OPERATION STARKEY
9 September 1943
This mission has been named OPERATION STARKEY. It is planned as a coordinated attack of multiple bomber elements upon multiple targets and incorporates fighter escort as a rehearsal of what may be required to support an invasion of the Continent. It is...
Associated Place
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Knettishall
Military site : airfield
Knettishall was built to Class A standard for an American Bomb Group that would be bringing up to forty heavy bombers with them in three or four Squadrons. The 388th Bomb Group, which stayed at Knettishall for their entire service in the ETO, flew B-17...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Silver Spring, Maryland, USA | 13 March 1915 |
| Lived in | Santa Barbara County, CA, USA | 1942 |
| Enlisted | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 13 March 1942 |
| 388th BG Combat Tour | Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 17 July 1943 – 26 November 1943 |
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21 combat missions |
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| Died | Santa Barbara, CA, USA | 14 February 2005 |
| Buried | Carpinteria, CA, USA | 17 February 2005 |
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Carpinteria Cemetery • Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California, USA |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 December 2017 03:53:47 | 466thHistorian | Changes to highest rank, biography, events, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=photoImage&id=388-P-C-... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 04 February 2016 20:31:04 | jmchristel | Changes to awards |
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Added awards |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 04 February 2016 20:12:01 | jmchristel | Changes to highest rank |
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findgrave.org |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 03 February 2016 01:14:47 | jmchristel | Changes to service number, highest rank, awards, events, unit associations and aircraft associations |
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1948 Army and Air Force Officers' Register |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:05:31 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html |
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