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Marvin Irving Rudolph

Military

On 3 Feb 45 ditched in North Sea in B-17 'The Challenger' 42-102501 RTD

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing its tail. Image via Havelaar. Printed caption on reverse: 'Silver Dollar, a Flying Fortress operating from Grafton Underwood, has its complete tail severed during one of the first 8th Air Force raids on Berlin.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Berlin missile, BK-H, Fort goes down.'

546th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-102501

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Challenger
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

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Date4 Sep 2023 18:21:04

Contributorjmoore43

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Added S/N, Rank & Role per info on 384th BG website.

Date29 Nov 2017 16:03:46

Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=r...

Date17 May 2015 20:19:50

Contributorbombercommand

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=3473

Date27 Sep 2014 18:19:28

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia