Delmar Beesley
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Duisburg in B-17 'Heavenly Body' 43-39053 on 23 March 1945.
Herbert Henry Schaaf
Military
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B-17 42-102601 BK-K, Bolo Babe France, September 1944
29 missions Plane was 'Buckeye Belle' B-17
Air Medal w 5/Oak Leaf Clusterl, EAMEribbon , DFC, purple heart
Service
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Clarence Hightshoe
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Navigator | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
See "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor, for a detailed biography. ... -
Maurice Simons
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 384th Bomb Group
Units served with
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384th Bomb Group
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by... -
546th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-102601 Bolo Babe
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/44; Hunter 18/4/44; Grenier 5/5/44; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-K] Grafton Underwood 24/5/44; sustained battle damaged Mannheim 9/9/44 with Joseph G. Hartness, Co-pilot: Herbert H. Schaaf, Navigator: Clarence C. Hightshoe,...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania | 25 February 1920 |
Revisions
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| 27 October 2018 13:35:10 | bombercommand | Changes to middlename |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 October 2018 13:34:35 | bombercommand | Changes to service number and role |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:12:51 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Georgia Chapter 8th AFHS 1998 Directory/self, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=s... |
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