UPL 13534
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Briefing prior to the 491st Bombardment Group's first combat mission on 2 June 1944. First row on the right is Lt. Col. Carl T. Goldenberg, 491st Group Commander. Second row on the left is Major Charles C. Parmele, 854th Squadron Commander. Third row near the center, wearing an officers cap and sheepskin jacket, is 1st Lt. James Carlin McKeown, pilot of the 853rd Squadron's Delirious Dolores (44-40200).
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Units
- 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: 491st Bomb Group Headquarters (491st Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-20321
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Commanding Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 664418
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Mission
- Date: 2 June 1944
- Official Description:
Revisions
Date:
ContributorTimothy McKeown
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and mission associations
Sources
Ringmasters: The 491st Bombardment Group (H). Dallas: Taylor Publishing Co. (1992).