John F Hilpert

Military
media-6541.png UPL 6541 A bomber crew of the 445th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator.

Printed caption on reverse: 'B-24 Crew 4 Engine Bomber Davis Monthan Field AZ. October 1943
S/Sgt Alfred J Pietruszewski Engineer, Lt. Howard Nichols Bombardier, Lt. John Matthews Pilot, Lt. Edward L Berthold Co-Pilot, Lt. Kramer Navigator, S/Sgt. Thomas Martin Radio Operator, Sgt. John Cronan Ball Turret Gunner, Sgt. John McGuire Waist Gunner, Sgt. Joseph Sherard Waist Gunner, Sgt. John Hilpert Tail Gunner.'

Edward L Berthold Via American Air Museum Memory Book correspondence.

Object Number - UPL 6541 - A bomber crew of the 445th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator. Printed caption on reverse: 'B-24 Crew 4 Engine Bomber Davis Monthan Field AZ....

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A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Events

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Stanford, Illinois

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AAF Record Transcription Project

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Birsic / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 6541 - A bomber crew of the 445th Bomb Group with their B...