James F Greenwood
Military
UPL 74147
UPL 74147
Letter from james F Greenwood of the 853rd Bomber Squadron to Cpt. Strain’s family regarding the events on January 17, 1945.
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Kathryn Delaney Godar
Greenwood had flown on 29 missions and was briefing officer for the Group's first raid on Berlin. On discovering that one of the gunners scheduled for the raid had scrubbed he took his place. When they landed back at the base the Colonel drove up in his jeep and told him that the mission wouldn't count! Greenwood put in for his return home and 'no objections were raised'.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000