597th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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FRE 7365
A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '296191, 397 BG.'
Flown overseas by Lt. George Overbey and assigned to him in the 597th squadron. Roger Freeman Collection
Flown overseas by Lt. George Overbey and assigned to him in the 597th squadron. Roger Freeman Collection
Roger Freeman Photo description
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
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Based |
Rivenhall |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37 430 288
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11058151
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12032429
- Highest Rank: Flight Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32 466 964
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Crew Chief MOS 059
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Angel Puss
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Mama Liz
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Baby Butch
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Susan J
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron 598th Bomb Squadron
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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)