863rd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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UPL 48769
Men of the 493rd BG 863rd BS, prior to departure for England, April 1944
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Unit stations
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34313956
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32931394
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33736476
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12189717
- Role/Job: Airplane / Engine Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-783519
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Buster
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Straighten Up and Fly Right, Level Up and Fly Right - The Rock
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Green Bay
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
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Sources
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)