UPL 67108

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Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front. The plane has "We Dood It" painted on the side of the nose.
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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/5 January 1944 Kiel (Harbor). Back L-R: Siguard Thompson (P), John DuBois (N), Dale O. Smith (AC/CP), Warren Parmer (B), Tony Nilo (N). Front L-R: unidentified 1, unidentified 2, Donald Furber (OBS/TG), unidentified 3, unidentified 4. To Be Identified: Joseph Purdy (RO), Homer Swineford (TT), Harry Olson (BT), Glen Carter (RWG), Edward Dziura (LWG).

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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

Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front. The plane has "We Dood It" painted on the side of the nose.

Glen A Carter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Eleven 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.

John J Dubois

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front. The plane has "We Dood It" painted on the side of the nose.

Edward Dziura

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

Donald W Furber

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front. The plane has "We Dood It" painted on the side of the nose.

Anthony Nilo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678651
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-5444

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: We Dood It
  • Unit: 403rd Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron

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Robert Bletscher Collection, 2011.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/36364/category/LeadCrews