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Delivered Tulsa 18/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Dow Fd 6/6/44; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-R] Polebrook 28/6/44; on Schkeuckitz misson 16/8/44 with McAll, theTail gunner: Parker report some bombs hit 43-37900 below which plummeted down; `89m` Returned to the USA Bradley 30/5/45; Sth Plains 1/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 15/12/45. LITTLE CHAPEL.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17133774
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19137922 / O-777634
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
John E. Greenwood of the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook, 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Greenwood 1945.' On reverse: John E. Greenwood [Stamp].
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2069002, 12097011 on enlisting
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 42086726
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32808934
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: armorer Gunner 612

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-45-dl-44-6126-44…

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log