Edward R Shaffer

Military
media-39480.jpeg UPL 39480 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Battlin Bobbie" at an 8th Air Force base in England."

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Object Number - UPL 39480 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Battlin Bobbie" at an 8th Air Force base in England."

Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29876 'Battlin' Bobbie', Evaded (EVD).



Purple Heart 16 Sep 1943

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Louis Harold Glickman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11033973 at enlistment, then O-731497
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Navigator

Harry L Minor

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19071371
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-29876

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Battlin bobbie
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Evaded

France 16 September 1943

Born

Caton, Ohio

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 978; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Vol 1 pg 279 and Vol 2 221

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