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Eugene H Blue

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  • A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress, January 1945. Standing left to right: Kirkpatrick, Henry J Stravato, Raymond Haule and

    A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress, January 1945. Standing left to right: Kirkpatrick, Henry J Stravato, Raymond Haule and "Sack". Kneeling in front: Rudolph Koncelik and Eugene Blue. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Jan 1945. Kirkpatrick (grnd crew), Hank Strauato (Co-pilot), Ray Howel (radio), "Sack", Koncelik (Engineer) + Blue.'

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  • Nissen huts at Snetterton Heath, home of the 96th Bomb Group, winter 1944. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Winter 1944, Our washroom + enlisted mens club in background, Snetterton heath airbase. Eccles Road, England.'

    Nissen huts at Snetterton Heath, home of the 96th Bomb Group, winter 1944. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Winter 1944, Our washroom + enlisted mens club in background, Snetterton heath airbase. Eccles Road, England.'

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  • A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress, January 1945. Standing left to right: Rudolph Koncelik, Eugene Blue, Kirkpatrick and Henry J Stravato. Kneeling in front, left to right:

    A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress, January 1945. Standing left to right: Rudolph Koncelik, Eugene Blue, Kirkpatrick and Henry J Stravato. Kneeling in front, left to right: "Sack" and Raymond Haule. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Koncelik, Blue. Kirkpatrick, Hank Strauato , "Sack", Howel.'

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  • A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37716) nicknamed

    A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37716) nicknamed "5 Grand" of the 96th Bomb Group in flight over Holland during a food mission May 1945. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'May 1945, Engines of "5 Grand" in food drop mission over Holland + Amsterdam.'

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  • Nostorude (ball turret gunner) and Haule (radio operator) of the 96th Bomb Group get dressed in front of B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators at Leige, Belgium. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'GD-B 337514- 381 BG, K Triangle U- 487 BG, F8+V- 453 BG. Nostorude (ball turret) + Howel (radio) on field in Leige Belgium, Beatty's crew.'

    Nostorude (ball turret gunner) and Haule (radio operator) of the 96th Bomb Group get dressed in front of B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators at Leige, Belgium. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'GD-B 337514- 381 BG, K Triangle U- 487 BG, F8+V- 453 BG. Nostorude (ball turret) + Howel (radio) on field in Leige Belgium, Beatty's crew.'

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  • Lieutenant Beety and

    Lieutenant Beety and "Lady Moe" a donkey mascot of the 96th Bomb Group outside Nissen hut barracks at Snetterton Heath, 1944. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Fall 1944, Beety & "Lady Moe" outside out barracks 338th Bomb Sqdn.'

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  • Nissen huts at Snetterton Heath, home of the 96th Bomb Group, winter 1944. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Winter 1944, Home in England, 338th Sqdn area in 96th Bomb Group.'

    Nissen huts at Snetterton Heath, home of the 96th Bomb Group, winter 1944. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Winter 1944, Home in England, 338th Sqdn area in 96th Bomb Group.'

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  • Members of the 96th Bomb Group with the B-17G Flying Fortress, 43-37716, named, 5 Grand. February 1945. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing : ' Feb 1945, Beatty's crew outside B-17, 5 Grand, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath, Eng. '

    Members of the 96th Bomb Group with the B-17G Flying Fortress, 43-37716, named, 5 Grand. February 1945. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing : ' Feb 1945, Beatty's crew outside B-17, 5 Grand, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath, Eng. '

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Assigned Oct 1944

Service

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Associated Place

  • Snetterton Heath

    Military site : airfield
    Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...

Events

Event Location Date
Born Ohio, USA 1922
Lived in Lucas County, OH, USA November 1942
Enlisted Toledo, Ohio, USA 19 November 1942
Nationality
American
Nickname
Not yet known
Service numbers
O-3062634
Highest rank
Second Lieutenant
Role/job
Navigator
Awards
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
05 July 2017 10:47:29 Lucy May Changes to events
Sources

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=...
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:09:24 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Raymond E Haule (crew list provided by); Snetterton Falcons, pg 201

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