602nd Bomb Squadron

Squadron
The insignia of the 602nd Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group. Featuring the Disney character 'Goofy'. media-395104.jpg FRE 5161 The insignia of the 602nd Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group. Featuring the Disney character 'Goofy'. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5161 - The insignia of the 602nd Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group. Featuring the Disney character 'Goofy'.

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Nuthampstead

People

Arthur J Griffo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Alphonse B Grothues

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Carlton D Herzog

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Arthur E Hewitt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Adolph Huesgen

Adolph Herbert Huesgen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17133576 / T-004271 / O-2000301
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

44-8214

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron 603rd Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group

44-8348

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nutty Huzzy
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
A Pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (K8-Y, serial number 44-8553) of the 398th Bomb Group with open bomb bay doors. Image via R Welty

44-8553

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (N8-U, serial number 42-97975) and (X8-N, serial number 44-8644), of the 398th Bomb Group in flight. Official caption on image: "(O-398/174-5)(30 Mar 45)(811-6 3/8-24600)(Bremen)(Conf)."

44-8644

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

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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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