Clarence Wrightsman

Military

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8309) nicknamed "Ol' Buddy" of the 18th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group at Mendelsham. Pete Gray was the aircraft's crew chief. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18th B.S. 34th BG. Pete Gray C/C.'

18th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-94866) nicknamed "Red Hot Riding Hood" of the 490th Bomb Group at Eye. This aircraft was transferred to the 15th Air Force in December 1944, where it served with the 456th Bomb Group.

456th Bomb Group

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

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Personal military records

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Personal military records

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United States Air Force

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By command of Major General Parthride 7/4/1944
no.260

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Certificate of Retirement from the Armed Forces of The United States of America

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1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia