859th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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FRE 5227
The insignia of the 859th Bomb Squadron, 492nd Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
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Based |
North Pickenham |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-703244
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 859th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14201740
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Eli Swof, Jr
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron 790th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hells Warrior
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Nona Rhea
- Unit: 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron 707th Bomb Squadron 446th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dreamer
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bo II
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Revisions
ContributorEMBLEMHUNTER
Changes
Sources
my photo, Squadron of far left in image , all others nothing to do with this Squadron.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)