Earl E Grimshaw

Military

B-17G #43-37735 'My Gal Ellen'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-39068) of the 487th Bomb Group after belly landing in a field at St. Margaret's, 8 January 1945. Official caption on image: "ISAD - SG27 - 1 - Crash Landing - B-17G 43-39068 - St. Margaret's - R.Z." Handwritten caption on reverse: '8/1/45, 329.'

43-39068

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

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Revisions

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Updated his STATUS from "Civilian" to "Military" since his listed "Role/Job" is "Pilot, Navigator, Co-Pilot, Bombardier/Togglier, Radio Operator, Gunner or Flight Engineer".

Added Rank per info on the 487th BG website.

http://www.487thbg.org/roster/487thG.htm

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit Roster / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/HayesCrew.shtml