Harland Francis House

Military
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. UPL 68479 UPL 68479 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 8 June 1944/Orleans, Fr (Bridge).
Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Billy “Rook” Rooker (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Robert Monfort (N), Lt. George Elias (N), 1st Lt. Donald H. Brown (P), 1st Lt. Raymond Austin (B).
Front L-R: Lt. Col. Thomas Beckett (AC/CP), SSgt. Jack Smith (BT), SSgt. Robert “Berg” Berger (FG), unidentified 1, unidentified 2
To Be Identified: TSgt. Harland House (RO), TSgt. Kenneth Swift (TT).

The Quentin Bland Collection.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35699/category/LeadCrews

547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 400 42-38208 Grafton Underwood Billy Roy Rooker Robert H Monfort George Elias Donald H Brown Raymond L Austin Thomas P Beckett Jack A Smith Robert J Berger Harland Francis House Kenneth Gilbert Swift On

Object Number - UPL 68479 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 8 June 1944/Orleans, Fr (Bridge). Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Billy “Rook” Rooker (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Robert Monfort (N), Lt....

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Phillip Bennett crew, 30 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear.

Phillip Nathan Bennett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-803757
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

42-102449

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hale's Angels
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

42-29927

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wabbit Twacks : Homesick Sal
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

42-38208

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lilly Belle
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

42-39809

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Foster, ND 19 November 1921 Son of Thomas Martin and Ruth M House.

Enlisted

Jamestown, ND 20 October 1942

Other

Promotion

Grafton Underwood, UK 21 January 1944 Promoted to Tech Sergeant.

Other

Discharged USAAF

11 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Buried

Mount Calvary Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, OR 18 March 1972 Mount Calvary Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Other

Discharged USAAF

Honourable discharge.

Based

Grafton Underwood Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/670298915
https://www.fold3.com/image/670609674
https://www.fold3.com/image/195390965
https://www.fold3.com/record/67349921-harland-house
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7233
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152586631/harland-f_-house

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/670298915
https://www.fold3.com/image/670609674
https://www.fold3.com/image/195390965
https://www.fold3.com/record/67349921-harland-house
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7233
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152586631/harland-f_-house

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

Harland Francis House: Gallery (3 items)

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

Object number: UPL 68479 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 8 June 1944/Orleans...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 68549 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 15 June 1944/ La...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear.

Object number: UPL 69049 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 28 May 1944/Dessau...