Albert Hugh Doman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA). Upon takeoff from base on mission to Bremen 13-Nov-1943, 384th was recalled. B-17 #42-24575 'Sunrise Serenader' vibrated before going into a spin and broke in two near Wargrave, Berkshire. 9 KOM, 1 RTD.

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Claude Isom Gober

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-676942
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

William Homer McCulley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 34504836
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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.

Alan Bradford Purdy

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 12158273
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

Harvey Arthur Wick

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13059056
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret, Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-3440

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Broadway Rose
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron

42-5889

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Liberty Belle
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 389th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

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B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomb Group line up for take off. A B-17 (VK-I, serial number 42-3064) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle Dandy" is bringing up the rear. First handwritten caption on reverse of print: '27/8/43.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'VK-I. 8/9/43.' On reverse: 'Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' [Stamp].

VIII Bomber Command 87

Date: 27 August 1943

Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

VIII Bomber Command 84

Date: 17 August 1943
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VIII Bomber Command 83

Date: 16 August 1943

VIII Bomber Command 82

Date: 15 August 1943

A Dutch soldier surveys the wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 381st Bomb Group that has crashed near Apeldoorn. First Handwritten caption on reverse: '381BG, 30/7/43 by Fighters.' Second Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-3100, 381 BG, 532 BS. 3 KM SE of Apeldoorn, 30-7-43 10:45 Hrs. RNAF'

VIII Bomber Command 80

Date: 30 July 1943

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Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		13 November 1943
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Date27 Nov 2023 02:35:03

Contributoracbernstein1

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=983

Date10 Jun 2021 16:31:58

Contributorjmoore43

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:03:06

ContributorAAM

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Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I p. 371, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / AAIR 43-11-13-500 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database