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).
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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Aircraft

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

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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.

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