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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/4 August 1944, Peenemunde (R&D). Back L-R: 2nd Lt. B. Melchionni (N), 1st Lt. Q Wilson (P), Maj. Gordon Stallings (CA/CP), 1st Lt. Leo Leahy (B), 1st Lt. James Umstattd (N), TSgt. E.C. Morlan (RO). Front L-R: 1st Joseph Sarto (VN), 2nd Lt. D.R. Baker (OBS/TG), Sgt. S. Markoff (FG), TSgt. CLifford E. Berg (TT).

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Units

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. There are canvas bags on the ground in front of the men

Dale R Baker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Clifford G Berg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. There are canvas bags on the ground in front of the men

Leo A Leahy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. There are canvas bags on the ground in front of the men

Samuel Markoff

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. There are canvas bags on the ground in front of the men

Bruno F Melchionni

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Aircraft

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. There are canvas bags on the ground in front of the men

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  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

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Mission

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 305th Bomb Group fly in formation.

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  • Date: 4 August 1944

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The Quentin Bland Collection.

https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35740/category/LeadCrews

Date:
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Sources

The Quentin Bland Collection.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35740/search/8882