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600th Bomb Squadron

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  • The insignia of the 600th Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group.

    The insignia of the 600th Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group.

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  • James D Hill Crew Picture taken in January 1945 at Grenier, New Hampshire, USA.Top row, left to right* Sgt. Richard L. Cousineau (engineer),* Lt. C.J. McCormick (co-pilot)* Lt. William Glenn Anderson (navigator)* Lt. James Dean Hill (pilot)* Sgt. Gerald C. Souder (radio)Bottom row, left to right* Sgt. Thomas Franklin Osborne (tail gunner)* Sgt. Arnold R. Hardy (ball turret)* Sgt. Floyd A. Hakomaki (waist gunner)* Sgt. N.G. Cole (nose gunner)

    James D Hill Crew Picture taken in January 1945 at Grenier, New Hampshire, USA.Top row, left to right* Sgt. Richard L. Cousineau (engineer),* Lt. C.J. McCormick (co-pilot)* Lt. William Glenn Anderson (navigator)* Lt. James Dean Hill (pilot)* Sgt. Gerald C. Souder (radio)Bottom row, left to right* Sgt. Thomas Franklin Osborne (tail gunner)* Sgt. Arnold R. Hardy (ball turret)* Sgt. Floyd A. Hakomaki (waist gunner)* Sgt. N.G. Cole (nose gunner)

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  • Then 1LT William F. Nee back row, far left. This photo had to be taken on 11 Dec 1943 at Rapid City, South Dakota, after completing flight training and on the way to England. Bill Nee entered service 10 Sept 42 and was shot down on 24 May 1944.

    Then 1LT William F. Nee back row, far left. This photo had to be taken on 11 Dec 1943 at Rapid City, South Dakota, after completing flight training and on the way to England. Bill Nee entered service 10 Sept 42 and was shot down on 24 May 1944.

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  • "Matthew's crew of the 8th AF 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 'Wonder Bird' at their Base in England, 9 October 1944." Tail of B-17 42-107183 K8-J 602BS, 398BG in background. Rear L-R: Unk, 1Lt Thomas M Matthews IV, Unk ,Unk, 1Lt Adrian P Higginbotham Front L-R: Unk , Unk, Sgt Robert Charles Gordon, Unk

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  • Unidentified pilot leaning out of the cockpit window of severely damaged B-17, 44-6843 30-P.

    Unidentified pilot leaning out of the cockpit window of severely damaged B-17, 44-6843 30-P.

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  • B-17 44-6843 30-P. Crash site.

    B-17 44-6843 30-P. Crash site.

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  • 600th. Squadron Armament Crew. (1944/45). Back Row, L-R: 1- Captain Thomas Mueller, 2- S/Sgt. Paul Levenson, 3- Sgt. Cecil Armitage, 4- Cpl. Paul Faske, 5- Sgt. Harry Canham, 6- Pvt. Floyd Linch, 7- Sgt. William Duncan, 8- Cpl. Ernest Quale, 9- Unidentified, 10- Cpl. Alex Clipka, 11- Cpl. Raymond Cyr, 12-Unidentified, 13- Sgt. Edward Ehll, 14- Pvt. William Cella. Center Row, L-R: 1- S/Sgt. Claude Payne, 2- Unidentified, 3- Cpl. Walter Cunningham, 4- Cpl. James Douvries, 5- S/Sgt. William May, 6- Unidentified, 7- Pfc. Frank Fernandez, 8- Unidentified, 9- Unidentified. Front Row, L-R: 1- Cpl. Joe Giordano, 2- Unidentified, 3- Cpl? Marvin F. Bethel, 4- Unidentified, 5- Unidentified, 6- S/Sgt. Joyce Alonzo McDougal, 7- Unidentified, 8- Hutcherson, 9- M/Sgt. Harry Mitchel. Nuthampstead Ref: TM01.

    600th. Squadron Armament Crew. (1944/45). Back Row, L-R: 1- Captain Thomas Mueller, 2- S/Sgt. Paul Levenson, 3- Sgt. Cecil Armitage, 4- Cpl. Paul Faske, 5- Sgt. Harry Canham, 6- Pvt. Floyd Linch, 7- Sgt. William Duncan, 8- Cpl. Ernest Quale, 9- Unidentified, 10- Cpl. Alex Clipka, 11- Cpl. Raymond Cyr, 12-Unidentified, 13- Sgt. Edward Ehll, 14- Pvt. William Cella. Center Row, L-R: 1- S/Sgt. Claude Payne, 2- Unidentified, 3- Cpl. Walter Cunningham, 4- Cpl. James Douvries, 5- S/Sgt. William May, 6- Unidentified, 7- Pfc. Frank Fernandez, 8- Unidentified, 9- Unidentified. Front Row, L-R: 1- Cpl. Joe Giordano, 2- Unidentified, 3- Cpl? Marvin F. Bethel, 4- Unidentified, 5- Unidentified, 6- S/Sgt. Joyce Alonzo McDougal, 7- Unidentified, 8- Hutcherson, 9- M/Sgt. Harry Mitchel. Nuthampstead Ref: TM01.

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  • Staff Sergeant Ralph D. Trout, Ball Turret Gunner, 398th Bomb Group.

    Staff Sergeant Ralph D. Trout, Ball Turret Gunner, 398th Bomb Group.

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  • S/Sgt Wallace E Kasch 600BS, 398BG, 8AF.

    S/Sgt Wallace E Kasch 600BS, 398BG, 8AF.

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  • James Bestervelt's Crew with Major Bruce Daily as Command. Back row: (L-R) Capt. A.M. Adams-Formation Observer, Lt. W.J. Beatovich-Navigator, Major Bruce Daily-Command Pilot, Lt. Charles Anderson-Bombardier, Lt. William Campbell-Co-pilot. Front row: (L-R) T/Sgt. Henry A. Brooks-Radio Operator, Capt. James Bestervelt-Pilot, Lt. T.C. Bowles-Radar Operator, S/Sgt. Leonard B. Wolfe-Waist Gunner, S/Sgt. Thomas Tartarian-Waist Gunner, T/Sgt. W.L. Brubaker-Engineer. Photo taken on 4th August 1944.

    James Bestervelt's Crew with Major Bruce Daily as Command. Back row: (L-R) Capt. A.M. Adams-Formation Observer, Lt. W.J. Beatovich-Navigator, Major Bruce Daily-Command Pilot, Lt. Charles Anderson-Bombardier, Lt. William Campbell-Co-pilot. Front row: (L-R) T/Sgt. Henry A. Brooks-Radio Operator, Capt. James Bestervelt-Pilot, Lt. T.C. Bowles-Radar Operator, S/Sgt. Leonard B. Wolfe-Waist Gunner, S/Sgt. Thomas Tartarian-Waist Gunner, T/Sgt. W.L. Brubaker-Engineer. Photo taken on 4th August 1944.

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  • 398th Bomb Group

    398th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 398th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire on strategic bombing raids over Germany. The Group switched focus in the days before D-Day, when they targeted enemy positions on the Cherbourg peninsula. When the Allies...

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Stations

Station Location Date
Based Nuthampstead

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People

  • Robert Abresch

    Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 398th Bomb Group
    Oak Leaf Cluster

  • Max Adkins

    Military | 398th Bomb Group
    air medal

  • Milo Adleman

    Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 398th Bomb Group

  • Edgar Agnew

    Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 398th Bomb Group

  • Herman Aitkinson

    Military | Second Lieutenant | 398th Bomb Group

  • Stanley Albert

    Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 398th Bomb Group
    Flew 32 missions

  • Isaac Alhadeff

    Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 398th Bomb Group
    Shot down by flak and crashed in Baltic on 8/6/44 in B-17 #42-102467, Prisoner of War (POW). POW

  • Beddy Allen

    Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 398th Bomb Group
    Oak Leaf Cluster; DFC

  • George Allen

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 398th Bomb Group
    details in book written by his Bombardier Leonard Streitfled in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier

  • Stanley Alpert

    Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 398th Bomb Group
    32 missions in 4 months, 24 days mid-1944. Returned to US in Sept 1944 with Winston Churchill on board the Queen Mary. ...

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Aircraft

  • 42-102467 Agony Wagon III

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/44; Gr Island 27/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-J] Nuthampstead 27/4/44; on training mission 4/5/44 with Lt E. Ford in mid-air collision with 42-107191, damaged left wing but returned safely; Missing in Action...

  • 42-102498

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 9/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Grenier 20/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-W] Nuthampstead 5/5/44; (7m) Missing in Action Dessau, Ger 30/5/44 with Tom Thompson, Ball turret gunner: Ernie Pennell, Waist gunner: Vic Frisbie (3 Killed in...

  • 42-102536 Here's Hopin'

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/44; Gr Island 31/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-C] Nuthampstead 26/4/44; crashed on take off for Merzehausen, Ger 24/12/44 with Don Grinter; (2 Killed in Action) when ship crashed at Lt Chishill, near Saffron...

  • 42-102592 Wonder Bird

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 17/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-G] Nuthampstead 28/4/44; returning from aborted mission with severe oil leak and crash landed base with Lee Hicks 28/1/45; to 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton 29/1/45; Salvaged 8...

  • 42-102599

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 17/3/44; Hunter 17/4/44; Grenier 1/5/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-U] Nuthampstead 4/5/44 [1st repl. a/c]; (15m) Missing in Action Munich 16/7/44 with Curtis D Lovelace, Ball turret gunner: Gerard Antaillia (2KIA- multiple fractures,...

  • 42-107054 Vat 69

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Tulsa 8/2/44; Assigned 398BG - Rapid City 2/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 24/4/44; no ops, transferred 549BS/385BG [XA- ] Gt Ashfield; Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 29/6/45;...

  • 42-107218

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Tulsa 27/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Grenier 21/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-T] Nuthampstead 3/5/44; (17m) Missing in Action Leipzig 7/7/44 with Roger Folger, Navigator: Bill Moses, Bombardier: Chas Busbee, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John...

  • 42-97339

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 19/2/44; Hunter 9/3/44; Dow Fd 10/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-Y] Nuthampstead 5/5/44; (4m) Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44 1st in group with Ira O'Neil, Co-pilot: Roger Corner, Bombardier: Merritt Deuel, Flight engineer/top...

  • 42-97380

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/44; Kearney 17/3/44; Dow Fd 5/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-R] Nuthampstead 3/5/44; mission to French bridges 8/7/44 with Curtis Lovelace, Co-pilot: Bob Hart, Navigator: Bob Uhl, Bombardier: Alton Andrews, Flight engineer/top...

  • 42-97399

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 26/2/44; Kearney 17/3/44; Dow Fd 5/4/44; Assigned 600BS/398BG [N8-H] Nuthampstead 28/4/44; (30m) Missing in Action Brettevillet 8/8/44 with Capt John Baker, Co-pilot: Dick Osteen, Bombardier: John Kressenberg, Radio Operator: Roy...

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Air Force
8th
Type
Combat
Type category
Bombardment
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Revisions

Date Contributor Update
13 March 2015 16:41:44 rossingtonj Changes to type
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Type added.
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:42:50 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

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)

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