754

18 December 1944
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Six men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front.  Some of the men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. UPL 67770 UPL 67770 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 18 December 1944/ Koblenz, Germany (secondary).
L-R Standing: Technical Sergeant Charles W Ford, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner; First Lieutenant Joseph J Sarto, Visual (Pilotage) Navigator; First Lieutenant Kenneth S Lord, Navigator; First Lieutenant Albert J Merlis, Gee-H Navigator; Captain Charles D Bonnett, Bombardier; Staff Sergeant Raymond A Panici, Flexible Gunner.
L-R Sitting: Major Maurice A Booska, Air Commander; Captain Joe R Carnes, Pilot; Technical Sergeant Albert K Sherriff, Radio Operator; Second Lieutenant Roy E Dobson, Tail Gunner/Observer; Staff Sergeant Irving L Miller, Flexible Gunner.

754 44-8007 Grafton Underwood Charles W Ford Joseph M Sarto Kenneth Smith Lord Albert L Merlis Charles Daniel Bonnett Raymond A Panici Maurice Arthur Booska Joe Ross Carnes Albert K Sherriff Roy E Dobson Irving L Miller On

Object Number - UPL 67770 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 18 December 1944/ Koblenz, Germany (secondary). L-R Standing: Technical Sergeant Charles W Ford, Engineer/Top Turret...

Mission Details

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

Description: COMMUNICATIONS TARGETS

Notes: 358 B024s are despatched but are recalled due to weather.

Description: FIGHTER SWEEPS

Notes: 255 P-47s and P-51s fly a fighter sweep. Mix not given in available data.

BONN

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

COLOGNE/KALK

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

KAISERSLAUTERN

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

KOBLENZ/LUTZEL

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

MAINZ

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-523465
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-700918
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Togglier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-717664
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberators including, (serial number 44-40066) nicknamed "S.O.L", of the 458th Bomb Group fly in formation with a flight assembly ship. Written on slide casing: 'SOL, Azon a/c.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Spotted Ass Ape : Dixie Belle II : Wonder Bread
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (4Z-V+) nicknamed "Wolves Inc." of the 791st Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '467th B.G., 4Z-V+.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wolves Inc.
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron 791st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Kenny
  • Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Challenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Damn Yankee
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.

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