William B Duane

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Second Lieutenant William B. Duane, a bombardier of the 388th Bomb Group in position inside a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: '2nd Lt William Duane, Bombardier.' media-380293.jpg FRE 1488 Second Lieutenant William B. Duane, a bombardier of the 388th Bomb Group in position inside a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: '2nd Lt William Duane, Bombardier.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1488 - Second Lieutenant William B. Duane, a bombardier of the 388th Bomb Group in position inside a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse:...

Flew 36 missions. After completing combat missions he opted to stay with the Group and served in the capacity of an S-2 iltelligence officer. I stayed till the end of the European war.



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The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

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8th AF News, December 2000 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Second Lieutenant William B. Duane, a bombardier of the 388th Bomb Group in position inside a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: '2nd Lt William Duane, Bombardier.'

Object number: FRE 1488 - Second Lieutenant William B. Duane, a bombardier...