Earl E Vermillion

Military
Lieutenant Reeder and his crew, of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed "The Duchess". Printed caption on reverse of print: '61772 AC - Lt. Reeder and crew of the 359th Bomb. Sqd., 303rd Bomb. Group besides a Boeing B-17 "The Duchess", England, 17 July 1943. U.S. Air Force Photo.' media-407622.jpg FRE 4236 Lieutenant Reeder and his crew, of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed "The Duchess". Printed caption on reverse of print: '61772 AC - Lt. Reeder and crew of the 359th Bomb. Sqd., 303rd Bomb. Group besides a Boeing B-17 "The Duchess", England, 17 July 1943. U.S. Air Force Photo.' Roger Freeman Collection

303rd Bomb Group Records

Object Number - FRE 4236 - Lieutenant Reeder and his crew, of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed "The Duchess". Printed...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 25 x combat missions on B-17 41-24561 'The Dutchess'. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Ground crew work of the 303rd Bomb Group work on the engines of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "The Duchess". Passed for publication 20 Jan 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Famous Fortresses. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Ground crewmen at work on the Fortress "Duchess", which has already been on 50 missions over enemy territory. They are (left to right, lower): Sgt. Clyde L. Dewald, of 200 E Union St., Schnykill Haven, Penn.; and Sgt. James C. Hicks, of Rowtob, Henderson, K.Y.; (Upper) Cpl. Charles

41-24561

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Duchess, Sure Stuff
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Springfield, Ohio 4 June 1919

Enlisted

Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH 10 March 1942 Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio

Enlisted

12 August 1951

Other

Discharged USAF

13 June 1962 Honourable discharge.

Died

Orlando, FL 29 January 1993

Buried

Ferncliff Cemetery Springfield, Clark County, OH Ferncliff Cemetery Springfield, Clark County, Ohio

Other

Discharged USAAF

Honourable discharge.

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/84210803/earl-e-vermillion-wwii-army-enlis…
https://www.fold3.com/record/618614303/earl-vermillion-1919-veterans-af…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69269994/earl-e.-vermillion

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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-tuv.html#T

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Lieutenant Reeder and his crew, of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed "The Duchess". Printed caption on reverse of print: '61772 AC - Lt. Reeder and crew of the 359th Bomb. Sqd., 303rd Bomb. Group besides a Boeing B-17 "The Duchess", England, 17 July 1943. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

Object number: FRE 4236 - Lieutenant Reeder and his crew, of the 359th Bomb...