Emerson B Bossley

Military
media-31947.jpeg UPL 31947 Lt. Parr and crew (Crew 15) of the 615th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group., at an 8th Air Force Base In England, 31 August 1944.

Rear L-R: Gerald E Hansen, Charles H Blevins, Clinton J Parr, Unkn, John U Ridley.

Front L-R: John L Allen, Arthur A Terhorst, George C Daniels, Louis A Perez, James E Holland, Emerson E Bossley.

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Object Number - UPL 31947 - Lt. Parr and crew (Crew 15) of the 615th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group., at an 8th Air Force Base In England, 31 August 1944. Rear L-R: Gerald E...

The mission on 14 Aug 44: our bomb salvo rod was shot off on the approach to the primary target, and we ended up going over 3 targets before finally dropping our groups bombs on Haburatrat airbase.



Air Medal w 4/Oak Leaf Cluster; DFC, EAME ribbon with 3 bronze stars, American Campaign Ribbon, Good conduct, WW II Victory and a Pres. Citation for a mission flown on 14 Aug 44.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Events

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Born

White Sulphur Spgs , New York 31 May 1922

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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Object number: UPL 31947 - Lt. Parr and crew (Crew 15) of the 615th Bomb...