456th Bomb Squadron
SquadronCorrected unit associations after email from Jan Foster.
Selected Bibliography of Publications:
Moench, John O. Marauder Men: An Account of the Martin B-26 Marauder: An Examination and History of the Martin B-26 Marauder and Those Who Built, Supported, and Flew It in World War II: USAF-USN-RAF-SAAF-FFAF: Includes an in Depth Account of the 323rd Bombardment Group (M) of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces in Europe. Longwood, FL: Malia Enterprises, 1999.
Harlan, Ross E. Strikes: 323rd Bomb Group in World War II. Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma Cavanal Publishers, 2005.
Pyle, Ernie. Brave Men. New York: H. Holt and, 1944.
Rehr, Louis S., and Carleton R. Rehr. Marauder: Memoir of a B-26 Pilot in Europe in World War II. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2004.
70th Anniversary Tribute D-Day: 24 Hours That Saved the World. TIME, 2014.
Commanding Officers
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Connections
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
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Based |
Earls Colne |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron 456th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791865
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: "Gee" Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: B-26 Marauder Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-743864
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier - Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681241
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
Related media
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Walter E Foster collection
- Object Number: Document 21190
- Description: Lt. Frank Burgmeier at Laon/Athies Airfiled around December 16, 1944. This photograph was taken by Lt. Walt Foster just before he left Laon/Athies...
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Leo Dale Rush collection
- Object Number: Document 29983
- Description: Lt. Leo Dale Rush, Jr.
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Leo Dale Rush collection
- Object Number: Document 29985
- Description: Lt. Charles H. Stirneman of San Bernardino, California reading in the Nissen hut he shared with Lt. Leo Dale Rush, Jr. of New Mexico, Lt. John...
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Leo Dale Rush collection
- Object Number: Document 29987
- Description: Short Snorter The signatures are from top to bottom - Lt. Col. Robert O. “Bob” Barker Commanding Officer, 456th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group...
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: B.26.com
- Object Number: Document 30011
- Description: Lt. Theodore G. Witt Crew
Revisions
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 / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)