Tracy Sumner Breed

Military

RTD. B-17G #42-106989 'Miss Adventure'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Franklin Grove

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13087350
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-106989

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Adventure
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Virgin on the Verge" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG, 45th Combat Wing, 3rd Air Div.'

42-5900

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Virgin On The Verge
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron 563rd Bomb Squadron

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Returned (RTD)

France 25 May 1944

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3966939/tracy-sumner-breed

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5263 / MACR 5263, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces vol 3 pg 654 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database