Archibald J Old Jr
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 4026 - Colonel Archie G. Old, commanding officer of the 96th Bomb Group, with Major Kenny, his crew and their B-17 Flying Fortress. Official caption on...
Chowhound Mission, May 1, 1945, Food Drop: Planes were loaded with the 10-in-one rations. Even so they carried the full complement of gunners and loaded guns because they were still not sure how sincere the Germans were in their promises not to shoot
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mischief Maker
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Farmersville, Texas | 1 August 1906 | |
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Died |
24 March 1984 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45, Warrior General by Jack Allday; Snetterton Falcons, pg 153, 254
