Herbert M Housman
Military
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UPL 36135
Grinham Crew 67 of 401st Bomb Group, 615th Bomb Squadron.
Back row (L-R):
T/Sgt. Row w. Cockerham, Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Herbert M. Housman, Right Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. Charles M. Lewis, Radio Operator / Gunner
S/Sgt. Charles E. Hardy, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. William T. Cummings, Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. James R. Hamilton, Tail Gunner.
Front Row (L-R)
2nd. Lt. Ralph W. Wolfe, Bombardier
1st. Lt. Fred "Duke" Grinham, Pilot
2nd. Lt. Fred Brown Jr., Co-Pilot
2nd. Lt. Ray Whitney, Navigator.
Hand written in photo correspondence by Charles Lewis - " A miracle is an event in ones life experienced by those who came through it alive - exactly as God pleases".
Charles Lewis Collection
Back row (L-R):
T/Sgt. Row w. Cockerham, Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Herbert M. Housman, Right Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. Charles M. Lewis, Radio Operator / Gunner
S/Sgt. Charles E. Hardy, Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. William T. Cummings, Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. James R. Hamilton, Tail Gunner.
Front Row (L-R)
2nd. Lt. Ralph W. Wolfe, Bombardier
1st. Lt. Fred "Duke" Grinham, Pilot
2nd. Lt. Fred Brown Jr., Co-Pilot
2nd. Lt. Ray Whitney, Navigator.
Hand written in photo correspondence by Charles Lewis - " A miracle is an event in ones life experienced by those who came through it alive - exactly as God pleases".
Charles Lewis Collection
Information provided by Charles M. Lewis.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bad Penny
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000,
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