Howard Lambert Cromwell

Military
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  flying gear.  UPL 45632 UPL 45632 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 29 July 1943/Kiel.
Back L-R: SSgt. Walter C. Parkins (FG), TSgt. Philip E. Schmidlapp (TT), SSgt. Floyd M. Wingate (FG), TSgt. Arthur E. Brittain (RO), SSgt. Win R. Smalley (BT)
Front L-R: 1st Lt. Gordon K. Stallings (OBS/TG), Capt. Richard T. Carrington Jr. (AC/CP), Capt. Michael H. Smithwick (B), Capt. Raymond P. Ketelsen (P), 1st Lt. Robin Everett Taber (N)

384th Bomb Group collection

The Quentin Bland Collection.

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Object Number - UPL 45632 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 29 July 1943/Kiel. Back L-R: SSgt. Walter C. Parkins (FG), TSgt. Philip E. Schmidlapp (TT), SSgt. Floyd M. Wingate...

Ordered to the 8th Air Force Officers Rest Home, Stanbridge Earls, Hampshire for seven days Temporary Duty on or about 15 August 1943 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #70 dated 14 August 1943.

Ordered to travel to 302nd Dispensary, AAF station 101, PINETREE for study by CENTRAL MEDICAL BOARD for an indefinite period per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #114 dated 10 October 1943.

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  flying gear.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-728581
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  flying gear.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-404094
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Group Operations Officer / Squadron Commander

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  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snuffy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Inferno
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

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