42-99967 Myrtle The Fertile Turtle
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UPL 46504
B-24J, 42-99967, Myrtle the Fertile Turtle, variously of the 66th, 67th and 506th BS, 44th BG.
Removed punctuation from aircraft names for clarity and uniformity - Kickapoo
Assigned to 66BS, transferred to 67BS, transferred to 506BS all with 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down Mar 44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36365248
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator; Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (44th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: 17062705 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Myrtle The Fertile Turtle
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 66th Bomb Squadron 67th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Assigned |
Shipdham, UK | Assigned to 66BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Transferred |
Shipdham, UK | Transferred to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Transferred |
Shipdham, UK | Transferred to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |