Douglas Nowling Woods

Military
media-45410.jpeg UPL 45410 SSGT Douglas Nowling Woods
Tail Gunner
Othello Smith & John Edelman Crews
388th BG - 561st BS

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Object Number - UPL 45410 - SSGT Douglas Nowling Woods Tail Gunner Othello Smith & John Edelman Crews 388th BG - 561st BS

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John A Edelman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Othello Dale Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-770817
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97210

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jamaica Ginger
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

42-97328

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heaven's Above
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

44-6574

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

44-6582

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Missions

883

  • Date: 12 March 1945

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

McCammon, Idaho 2 November 1924

Enlisted

Spokane, WA 21 August 1943

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall Airfield, UK 16 November 1944 - 30 March 1945

Died

Eugene, OR 5 November 2009

Buried

Eugene, OR 8 November 2009 West Lawn Memorial Park Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA
Hermiston, OR

Revisions

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http://www.388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-WOO06-…

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http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=7678624
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=3653772…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95639782/douglas-nowling-woods
http://www.388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-WOO06-…

Date
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http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=7678624
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=3653772…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95639782/douglas-nowling-woods
http://www.388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-WOO06-…

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
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Sources

http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=7678624
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=3653772…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95639782/douglas-nowling-woods
http://www.388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-WOO06-…

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
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Sources

http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=7678624
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=3653772…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95639782/douglas-nowling-woods
http://www.388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-WOO06-…

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=7678624
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=3653772…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95639782/douglas-nowling-woods
http://www.388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-WOO06-…

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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

Douglas Nowling Woods: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 38128 - Unsure if this is under Pilot Oliver Smith or John...

Object number: UPL 45392 - Othello Dale Smith Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS...

Object number: UPL 45410 - SSGT Douglas Nowling Woods Tail Gunner Othello...