UPL 40124
IMAGE"Crew of the 379th Bomb Group pose beside the Boeing B-17 'The Bolevich' at an 8th Air Force base in England." Rear L-R: 1Lt Donald W. Merchant, 1Lt James E. Sullivan, Lt Ernest K. Keith, Lt Leonard J. Roman, S/Sgt Robert T Tonge. Front L-R: S/Sgt Edgar Van Valkenburg, T/Sgt Gene R. Hecht, T/Sgt Johannes H. Johnson, T/Sgt Harold B. Ridgley, S/Sgt John L. Wierzbanowski. [Not forgetting Angus the Mascot].
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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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727246
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron