Loren Alexander Inman

Military
media-44735.jpeg UPL 44735 1st Lt Loren Alexander Inman, 384th BG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 44735 - 1st Lt Loren Alexander Inman, 384th BG.

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Charles Outen crew, 30 x combat missions, last 12 as pilot. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

Frank George Gudowski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15010678 / O-679501
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Charles L Outen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Aircraft

A 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (XK-R, serial number 41-24578) taxiis to take off from Chelveston airbase. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '124578, XK:R.' Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresses stati

41-24578

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Problem Child : Old Reliable
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 1 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

42-38158

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jean
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Numa, IA 23 November 1919 Son of Howard Inman.

Enlisted

Fort Francis E Warren, Cheyenne, WY 15 June 1942 Fort Francis E Warren, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Based

Grafton Underwood Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.
South Dakota

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/683573082
https://www.fold3.com/record/84595370-loren-a-inman
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1880

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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Object number: UPL 44735 - 1st Lt Loren Alexander Inman, 384th BG.