552nd Bomb Squadron

Squadron
A B-26 Marauder (RG-Q, serial number 41-34954) nicknamed "Dottie" of the 552nd Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '386BG, 552BS.' media-413766.jpg FRE 4596 A B-26 Marauder (RG-Q, serial number 41-34954) nicknamed "Dottie" of the 552nd Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '386BG, 552BS.' Roger Freeman Collection

This is 41-31871 KS-X Dottie 387th.Bomb Group

Object Number - FRE 4596 - A B-26 Marauder (RG-Q, serial number 41-34954) nicknamed "Dottie" of the 552nd Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse:...

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Great Dunmow

People

John W Clark

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

William J Coffey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-731147
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator / Bombardier

Harold J Corbin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-666635
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator / Bombardier

James W Couper

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: LC

William Alfred Cox

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-662628
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-31637

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: The Deacon
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron
A Bomber crew of the 386th Bomb Group with their B-26 Marauder (RG-N, serial number 41-31638) nicknamed "Pansy Yokum". Image via Chester P Klier. Printed caption on reverse: '522nd BG, 386th BG, A/C Name: Pansy Yokum. A/C Serial No: 41-31638, RG:N. From left to right 1-R/G, 2-,3- Pilot Leonard H Burgess, 4- B/N Roy Klein, 5-E/G: Alfred Strollo, 6-A/G.'

41-31638

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Pansy Yokum
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 386th Bomb Group with their B-26 Marauder (RG-G, serial number 41-31639) nicknamed "Gambler's Luck". Image via Chester P Klier. Printed caption on reverse: '552nd BS, 386th BG. A/C name: Gambler's Luck, A/C ser no: 41-31639, RG-G. From left to right starting in back row. 1-,2-,3- Pilot: George S Howard (Sqdn Co later), 4-,5-,6-(ground crew), 7-, 8- (ground crew), 9- (ground crew).'

41-31639

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Gambler's Luck
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 386th Bomb Group with their B-26 Marauder nicknamed "Crescendo". Handwritten caption on reverse: '386BG. 552nd/555th BS.' Printed caption on reverse: 'A/C Name: Crescendo. Left to right from back row: Bomb: Theodore Lehman. Pilot: Charles V. Thornton. C/P: Eugene F. Anderson. R/G: William B. Harris. E/G: Norman L. Bell. A/G: Name unknown at this time.'

41-31644

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Crescendo
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron 555th Bomb Squadron

41-31738

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Seductive Susie
  • Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

552nd Bomb Squadron: Gallery (18 items)

Object number: UPL 33439 - "The Martin B-26 'Carefree Carolyn' of the 386th...

Object number: UPL 33440 - "Fire-fighters of the 386th Bomb Group used...

Object number: UPL 33441 - "The crew of the Martin B-26 'Carefree Carolyn'...

Object number: UPL 56543 - 41-31953 Buzzn Bitch pictured at Great Dunmow. The...

Object number: UPL 56545 - 41-31637 “The Deacon” with William Morgart before...