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Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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"Lt Kelly and crew of the 92nd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 13 August 1943."
L-R: Sgt Billy B Freeman, T/Sgt Charles E Slayton, Lyle Sage, S/Sgt Harold D Broyles, Lt Alex M Erganian, 1Lt Charles J Kelly, Lt J M McGraw, Sgt Joseph Savickas, S/Sgt Thomas D Glaspell, S/Sgt Henry P Brannan.
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92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Group
The 92nd Group sometime after arrivial in the UK converted to the role of in-theater combat crew indocrination and training. For this role, the Group traded its B-17F complement and obtained the B-17E, mostly from the 97th BG which was departing for...
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Henry Brannan
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Operational mission to Solingen in B-17F 42-30408 'Sharon Belle', mission was scrubbed due to weather, A/C was seen to explode at the nose, crashed near Astwell Castle with all crew lost, including Henry, 30-Nov-43. Killed in Action (KIA). ... -
Harold Broyles
Military | Staff Sergeant | Bombardier, Bombardier; Togglier
Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29884, Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Alex Erganian
Military | Captain | Pilot
Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME. ... -
Billy Freeman
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner; Radio Operator
Operational mission to Solingen in B-17F 42-30408 'Sharon Belle', mission was scrubbed due to weather, A/C was seen to explode at the nose, crashed near Astwell Castle with all crew lost, including Billy, 30-Nov-43. Killed in Action (KIA). ... -
Thomas Glaspell
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator
Operational mission to Solingen in B-17F 42-30408 'Sharon Belle', mission was scrubbed due to weather, A/C was seen to explode at the nose, crashed near Astwell Castle with all crew lost, including Henry, 30-Nov-43. Killed in Action (KIA). Awards: PH. -
Charles Kelly
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot
He flew with the 92nd until April 1944 when he completed his tour. He is mentioned in the unit history 'The Route As Briefed' DFC; Air Medal w 5/Oak Leaf Cluster -
Joseph Savickas
Military | Sergeant | Bombardier
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Charles Slayton
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator; Tail Gunner
Killed in Action (KIA). Mission after 24th mission: Solingen, but mission was scrubbed due to weather 'Sharon Belle' 42-30408 was seen to explode at the nose, crashed near Astwell Castle with all crew lost, including Charles
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| 24 March 2019 20:19:14 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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