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T/Sgt.Arthur J. Marsh and S/Sgt.Charles Cavage of the 389th Bomb Group paint the nickname “The Little Gramper" on the B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-40722 )
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36344292
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Little Gramper
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron 852nd Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Associated Arthur Marsh and Charles Cavage
Image credit: Found in Ivan Dmitri, Flight to Everywhere (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1944) page 164
Information is based upon my (Richard Lewis Dieterle) personal acquaintance as his son, and upon genealogical records, the testimony of his parents and siblings, and a set of letters that he wrote his aunts during the war. Biographical information is found in his obituary in the Novato Advance, Weds., 9 October 1985. Little Gramper 1943 is from World War Photos (https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/aircrafts-2-3/b-24-bomber/b…); the painting of this ship comes from Warbirds Wiki (http://warbirds.wikia.com/wiki/B-24D_(The_Little_Gramper)_42-40722); the Little Gramper in flight comes ultimately from the National Archives.