Harold R Pool

Military
media-34892.jpeg UPL 34892 "Lt. Keyes and crew of the 490th Bomb Group pose beside their Consolidated B-24 at an 8th Air Force Base in England. 16 March 1944."
848th BS
Back Row, L-R: Harold R. Pool, Radio Operator; Edward J. Haller, Bombardier; Charles J. Seested, Co-pilot; Thomas J. Keyes, Pilot' James R. Pugh, Engineer.
Front Row, L-R: Edward R. Cetwinski, Top Turret Gunner; John J. Van Pelt, Ball Turret Gunner; Elvin L. Adams, Nose Turret Gunner; Herman L, Elrod, Tail Turret Guner

Object Number - UPL 34892 - "Lt. Keyes and crew of the 490th Bomb Group pose beside their Consolidated B-24 at an 8th Air Force Base in England. 16 March 1944." 848th BS Back...

Member of Keyes crew

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-693993
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 490th Bomb Group work on a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94837 ) nicknamed "The Jinx 13". Image via Mark Brown, AFA Written on slide casing: '294937, The Jinx, 848 BS.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Jinx
  • Unit: 449th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 848th Bomb Squadron 719th Bomb Squadron

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490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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