Delmar James Beesley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-7578.jpeg UPL 7578 B-17 42-102601 BK-K, Bolo Babe
France, September 1944

Associated aircraft

Object Number - UPL 7578 - B-17 42-102601 BK-K, Bolo Babe France, September 1944

Killed in Action (KIA) near Duisburg in B-17 'Heavenly Body' 43-39053 on 23 March 1945.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Stanley Thomas Burek

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36166332
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Willard Frank Ehr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16117719
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: SJ, Spot Jammer, Waist Gunner

Joseph George Hartness

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-685154
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot

Clarence Cecil Hightshoe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-719946
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Frank Willis Rock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31373704
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flexible Gunner

Aircraft

42-102601

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bolo Babe
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

43-39053

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Heavenly Body
  • Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 23 March 1945

Born

Harrison, Ohio, USA

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/StoryList.php

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=264

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=264

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384thbombgroup.com

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384thbombgroup.com

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384thbombgroup.com

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13611 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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