8th Air Force
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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"Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" nicknamed "Yankee Doodle Dandy". 303rd Bomb Group, England. 4 April 1944."
Names / Hometowns adorn the nose:
Emil R 'Red' Rees, San Antonio, Texas; Les Peer, Premont, Texas; PFC Gabriel Nunes, Brooklyn, NY; Hugo A Jarret, Rhodes Island; Cpl Lawrence E 'Larry' Johnson, Kane, PA; Sgt Theodore J Knauff, Ellwood City, PA; Ray Mentrasti, Bronx, NY.
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303rd Bomb Group
Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New... -
358th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Hugo Jarrett
Military | Private First Class | Ordnance
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Lawrence Johnson
Military | Private First Class | G/P
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Theodore Knauff
Military | Staff Sergeant | Crew Chief
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Raymond Mentrasti
Military | Private First Class | Chemical
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Gabriel Nunes
Military
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Emil Rees
Military | Sergeant | Special Vehicle Operator
Aircraft
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42-5264 Yankee Doodle Dandy
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 2/11/42; Saline 15/12/42; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-J] Molesworth 1/2/43; landing accident with Bob O’Connor 31/5/43; battle damaged over Oschersleben 11/1/44 with John Henderson, Co-pilot: Walter Ames, Navigator: Warren Wiggins,...
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 28 April 2019 14:27:41 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations |
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