UPL 19995
IMAGEGene W. Minton's crew with the 708th Bomb Squadron with the 44th Bomb Group (heavy) Rattlesden, Norfolk UK. Gene was moved from his regular crew to break in a new pilot on 5/24/1944 on a mission to bomb Berlin. The pilot lost control of the B-17 and crashed into the North Sea. This photo is on display at the Rio Grande Valley Wing of the Commerative Air Force Museum - Brownsville, Tx. along with his Purple Heart medal.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20803788
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner