Harold James Bestervelt

Military
media-23655.jpeg UPL 23655 James Bestervelt's Crew with Major Bruce Daily as Command. Back row: (L-R) Capt. A.M. Adams-Formation Observer, Lt. W.J. Beatovich-Navigator, Major Bruce Daily-Command Pilot, Lt. Charles Anderson-Bombardier, Lt. William Campbell-Co-pilot. Front row: (L-R) T/Sgt. Henry A. Brooks-Radio Operator, Capt. James Bestervelt-Pilot, Lt. T.C. Bowles-Radar Operator, S/Sgt. Leonard B. Wolfe-Waist Gunner, S/Sgt. Thomas Tartarian-Waist Gunner, T/Sgt. W.L. Brubaker-Engineer. Photo taken on 4th August 1944.

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

Object Number - UPL 23655 - James Bestervelt's Crew with Major Bruce Daily as Command. Back row: (L-R) Capt. A.M. Adams-Formation Observer, Lt. W.J. Beatovich-Navigator, Major...

Group commander 19 Feb 1945 on Munster (Dortmund) mission.

Commanding officer on 23 Feb 1945 on Eger, Czechoslovakia, Kitzingen, Lichtenfels, and Schweinfurt missions.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 398th BG History ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- 398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://398th.org/History/Group/Crews_Original.html

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