Edward R Betts
Military
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Object Number - UPL 31853 - Parts of the crew from the left: Edward R Betts, James W Curran and a swedish airforce officer.
35 combat missions completed from 30 July 1944 to 17 January 1945. On mission #20 to Merseberg, 17 October 1944, forced landing in France; lost 3 engines. On mission #35 to Hamburg, 17 January 1945, fighter attacks shot up gas tanks; loss of fuel; forced landing in Sweden. Interned in Sweden until 18 July 1945.
Air Medal w/ 6 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18194680
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: AAF Gunnery Instructor, Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38589178
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-715727
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39542221 / O-685074
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16117427 / T-132281
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mug Wump
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Perry County, Ohio | 3 October 1917 | |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Sweden | 17 January 1945 - 18 July 1945 | Forced landing in Sweden. Interned in Sweden until 18 July 1945. |
|
Based |
Deopham Green | 17 January 1945 | Assigned to 731BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11729 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self/MACR 11729