42-39902 The Big Noise

media-21866.jpeg UPL 21866

452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

Object Number - UPL 21866

Delivered Long Beach 8/10/43; Walla Walla 7/11/43; Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 5/1/44; returning from Zwickau 12/5/44 with Bill Denham, (9 Returned to Duty); Waist gunner: Clarry Harmon (POW- misunderstood instructions and bailed out early); sal battle damaged 21/9/44, Missing Air Crew Report 4817; Returned to the USA Bradley 5/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/10/45; 237 BU Kirtland 29/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 7/2/46. BIG NOISE.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William E Denham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Clarence B Harmon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14160803
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Robert T Krout

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Bernard B Kulbacki

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Robert G McCready

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 12 May 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the 8th AF per MACR 4817 at fold3.com.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the A/C nickname listed in the "Summary biography" sections of several crew including the Pilot “William E Denham”.

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ContributorPete
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452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4817 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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