559th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5046 - The insignia of the 559th Bomb Squadron, 387th Bomb Group. Image via Peter Crouchman. Written on slide casing: '559th BS, 387th BG.'
Connections
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Other Capt Don F. Scott Magee Commanding Officer of 559th BS |
Chipping Ongar | 22 September 1943 - 1 October 1943 |
Encompassing
- Unit Hierarchy: Platoon
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11072026
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34148279
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Engineer / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-406516
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35265263
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Janets Dream
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Mississippi Mudcat
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Hoot's Zoot Shooter
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Duck Butt
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Hot Garters
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)
