UPL 33093
IMAGE"Capt. James A. Burriss, Chaplain at an Air force station somewhere in the ETO, leads ground and flight crews of the "Lonesome Polecat" in prayer before they take off on a mission over Hitler-held Europe."
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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: 93rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-435015
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Chaplain
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron