James D Brady

Military
A bomber crew of the 100th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 23 Aug 1943.' [stamp], '280029.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Men who made shuttle-bombing raid on Regensburg. Associated Press Photo shows Back Row ,(left to right ) Second Lt August H Gaspar; S/Sgt James M Johnson; T/Sgt Leonard R Weeks; T/Sgt. Orlando E. Vincenti, of Carbondale, PA. S/Sgt Don Garrison of Eldorado, Ill; Second Lieut Glenn E Gr media-378753.jpg FRE 905 Robert H. Wolff's crew of the 100th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Left to right they are:
Back Row:
Ira Bardman,
Alfred Clark,
William 'Casey' Casebolt,
James Brady
Arthur 'Eagle' Eggleston,
Willis 'Browny' Brown

Front Row:
Charles 'Stu' Stuart,
Fredric 'Buzz' White, (He is aiming at the enemy)
Bob Wolff,
Lawrence 'Mac' McDonell

Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 23 Aug 1943.' [stamp], '280029.' [Censor no.]

The photo was taken after Regensburg for publicity purposes. Roger Freeman Collection

The Associated Press printed caption for FRE 905 had been stuck onto the back of FRE 906 and vice versa.

Printed caption should be: 'Men who made shuttle-bombing raid on Regensburg' Associated Press Photo shows: Back Row (left to right) ' T/Sgt Ira Bardman, of Greenlane, Penn; S/Sgt Alfred Clark of Dodge ,Mass; S/Sgt M J Casebolt, of Osborne, Ohio; T/Sgt James W Brady of Long Island N.Y.; S/Sgt Arthur H Eggleston, of New London, Conn; S/Sgt Wilks E Brown of Maple Lane Minn. (Front Row) Lt Chas A Stuart, of Shevesport, Louisiana; Lt Buzz White of Florence, Arizona; Lt Ret Wolff of Los Angeles, Calif., and Lt Larry McDonald, of Seattle, Wash. on their return to a Bomber Station "somewhere in England" yesterday, August 22.'

Object Number - FRE 905 - Robert H. Wolff's crew of the 100th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Left to right they are: Back Row: Ira Bardman, Alfred Clark,...

With two engines damaged by fighters on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39994 'Barrick's Bag' headed for Sweden and landed at Bulltofta. Interned.

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (LL-F, serial number 42-97467) of the 91st Bomb Group, (OJ-G, serial number 42-97212) of the 96th Bomb Group and (LD-D, serial number 42-39994) of the 100th Bomb Group in Sweden, 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 297467 LL:F, 18/7/44, 297212 OJ:G, 11/4/44, 239994, LD:D 3/3/44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snort Stuff
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

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6 March 1944

Revisions

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Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

Changed the location for an INT event to “Sweden” per info in the "Summary biography".

 

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3031 / MACR 3031, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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