42-31579 Betty Lou's Buggy
S/Sgt. John C. Breckenridge, BTG; Fred J Petruculli TTE. S/Sgt Donald Fltton Left Waist. S.Sgt Charles A. Shriver Tail Gunner S/Sgt. Athorn V. Shanks, Radio Operator, Terence "Terry" R. Colman, Right Waist Gunner.
Front Row - Left to Right
Lt Leonard W Hedlund Co-Pilot; Lt John M Rogan Bombardier: Lt. Arvid A. Malvik, Pilot; Lt George B Uihlein
Added names to description and updated connections with information from Facebook provided by Donna Mitchell Vincent Niece of Leonard Hedlund
Object Number - UPL 28894 - Back Row - Left to Right S/Sgt. John C. Breckenridge, BTG; Fred J Petruculli TTE. S/Sgt Donald Fltton Left Waist. S.Sgt Charles A. Shriver Tail...
Delivered Cheyenne 23/11/43; Gr Island 5/12/43; Milwaukee 14/12/43; Presque Is 17/12/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-N] Bassingbourn 1/2/44 BETTY LOU'S BUGGY; 323BS [OR-D]; crash landed RAF Chilbolton 27/4/44, repaired 2 SAD Lt Staughton, ret 23/5/44; on night flying training op 14/9/44 with Chas Kirkham, Co-pilot: Ed Gates, Navigator: Lauri Kivimaki, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Griswold, pass (v)- Emil DeQuardo (5 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 30/9/44. 67m declared W/W, transferred SAD Watton. BETTY LOU'S BUGGY
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13152196 on enlisting
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-686242
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745138
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-738665
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
