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Seymour A Fainberg

Military

Flew 35 combat missions from 7 August 1944 to 15 March 1945 as either a B-17 bombardier or navigator. Seymour was from Chicago Illinois.

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Units served with

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

44-6909

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date6 Mar 2021 17:14:51

ContributorHotelie1970

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Sources

GENERAL ORDER # 512, IX Troop Carrier Command dated 8 November 1944: From Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Williams.

Date3 Jul 2020 18:54:13

ContributorHotelie1970

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1126

Date27 Sep 2014 18:25:05

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=…