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John F Dugger

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Nine men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

UPL 72149 UPL 72149 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 21 July 1944/Ludwigshafen (Industrial).
Back L-R: 1st Lt. Robert Mechling (B), 1st Lt. William Jackson (N), TSGt. Ralph Knowles (TT), TSgt. Michael Schmitz (RO),
Front L-R: 2nd Lt. John Dugger (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Glenn June (CA/CP), 1st Lt. Ralph Meland (P), SSgt. William Builta (FG), SSgt. William Turner (BT).

The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35705/category/LeadCrews

384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 486 42-102933 Grafton Underwood Robert Paul Mechling William M Jackson Ralph S Knowles Michael A Schmitz John F Dugger Glenn J June Ralph W Meland William E Turner On

Object Number - UPL 72149 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 21 July 1944/Ludwigshafen (Industrial). Back L-R: 1st Lt. Robert Mechling (B), 1st Lt. William Jackson (N), TSGt....

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing its tail. Image via Havelaar. Printed caption on reverse: 'Silver Dollar, a Flying Fortress operating from Grafton Underwood, has its complete tail severed during one of the first 8th Air Force raids on Berlin.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Berlin missile, BK-H, Fort goes down.'

546th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97139

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Flak Hopper
Unit: 457th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date3 May 2020 03:05:56

Contributorjmoore43

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Added service role per info in the Description section for A/C #42-97139.

Date3 May 2020 03:02:33

Contributorjmoore43

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Added a connection from #42-97139 to the Bombardier (John Dugger) listed in the A/C "Description".

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:00

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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Nine men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 72149 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 21 July 1944...