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The B-24D, Hail Columbia's, flight officers. From the left : Lt. John S. Young, copilot, Lt. Harold Korger, bombardier, and Lt. Norman Whalen, their gifted navigator and nose gunner, celebrate after surviving the Ploesti raid. 1943.

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Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

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

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Harold Francis Korger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16023226 / O-54160
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Norman Mathew Whalen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-794081
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Navigator / Nose Gunner

John Simmons Young

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18065717 / O-725567
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Personal Archives - Kickapoo

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Personal archives. - Kickapoo

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"He Brought Us Home" - The Air Force Magazine - by Capt. John S. Young. 1944

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Details added - Personal Archives - Kickapoo

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The Great Air-Ground Battle Of August 1 1943 - James Dugan & Carroll Stewart ---- personal archives - John S Young Jr