Victor Rapp
Military
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UPL 17169
B-24H, 42-51099, Belle's Crew - #584. Lt. Henry N. Thorsen - 466th Bomb Group - 785th Bomb Squadron. Code: 2U-G.
Standing : Left to Right : Pilot Henry N. Thorsen, Copilot James R. Riggs, Navigator Charles Hamrick, Radio Operator Robert Robertson.
Kneeling : Left to Right: Nose Gunner Donald Proventure, Flight Engineer Bernie Buser, Waist Gunner Victor Rapp, Waist Gunner Fred Venables, Tail Gunner George Baker.
This crew completed 22 combat missions before hostilities ended: 25 February 1945 - 25 April 1945 466th Bomb Group collection
Standing : Left to Right : Pilot Henry N. Thorsen, Copilot James R. Riggs, Navigator Charles Hamrick, Radio Operator Robert Robertson.
Kneeling : Left to Right: Nose Gunner Donald Proventure, Flight Engineer Bernie Buser, Waist Gunner Victor Rapp, Waist Gunner Fred Venables, Tail Gunner George Baker.
This crew completed 22 combat missions before hostilities ended: 25 February 1945 - 25 April 1945 466th Bomb Group collection
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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
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-829588
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 14 October 1942 | |
Born |
New Jersey, USA | ||
Born |
Orange County, NY, USA |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Added nickname based on personal diary of crewmate, Fred Venables.
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 350