813th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5213 - The insignia of the 813th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Alconbury |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803166
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron 813th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 813th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 813th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Patches N Prayers
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron 813th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: La Paloma
- Unit: 813th Bomb Squadron 482nd Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details 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
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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)