42-3120 Gremlin's Delight
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UPL 55969
B-17F-DL GREMLIN'S DELIGHT
42-3120, 351st BG
42-3120, 351st BG
Starboard side of the F-DL.
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P. MARCHESE, MAR. 2 2022
Delivered Denver 26/2/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-O] Presque Is 8/4/43; Polebrook 6/5/43; 24m transferred 2 BAD 8/6/44; Returned to the USA Cincinnati 18/6/44; 613 BU Phillips Fd, 28/9/44. GREMLIN'S DELIGHT.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron 654th Bomb Squadron 25th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-771868
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802855
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- 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
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735206 (12054183 at time of enlistment)
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11087650
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1943
- Date: 23 September 1943
- Date: 16 September 1943
- Date: 15 September 1943
- Date: 6 September 1943
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a connection to "Crawford Hicks". The connection is mentioned by Crawford in his book "Prisoner of War".