Harry Lease

Military

I am writing the following about my uncle Harry Lease, who was assigned as an army airman in the 8th Air Force, 381st Bomber group, 534th Bomber Squadron stationed at the Ridgewell Air Force Base in England. He was a Technical Sergeant and served as a top turret gunner and flight engineer as a on the ‘Winsome Winn’ B-17 Aircraft #42-3078. He completed 25 missions on December 30th, 1943 in the European theater.

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The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Ivan D Backman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13035258
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Waist Gunner

Richard Carocari

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-669994
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Lester Allan Darst

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670029
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Richard Evans

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11098063
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Richard J Niederriter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798566
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-3012

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
A B-17 Flying Fortress (GD-M, serial number 42-3078) of the 534th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '381st BG.' On reverse: George J. Letzter [Stamp].

42-3078

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winsome Winn
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 100th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 534th Bomb Squadron

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http://www.381st.org/Unit-History/War-Diaries/534th-BS-War-Diary

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http://www.381st.org/Unit-History/War-Diaries/534th-BS-War-Diary
Boys Life for September 1994. “You’ll Go Places on this Team," U.S. Army Recruiting Service.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx