416
16 June 1944
UPL 68563
UPL 68563
384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 16 June 1944/Wing Lead Crew.
Back L-R: Thomas Pope Beckett (AC), Anthony Nilo (N) ,Dewayne Bennett (P), Martin Philip Rosenblum (B), Aldo John Rovero (N).
Front L-R: James D. Trumbo (WG), Verlin C. Gale (WG), Michael J. Perrone (R), Howard R. Morton (OB), James A. Holland (TT), Bernard L. Zelazoski (BT).
545th Bomb Squadron
384th Bomb Group
416
42-97824
Grafton Underwood
Thomas P Beckett
Anthony Nilo
DeWayne Bennett
Martin P Rosenblum
Aldo Rovero
James D Trumbo
Verlin Clinton Gale
Michael Perrone
Howard R Morton
James A Holland
Bernard L Zelazoski
On
Back L-R: Thomas Pope Beckett (AC), Anthony Nilo (N) ,Dewayne Bennett (P), Martin Philip Rosenblum (B), Aldo John Rovero (N).
Front L-R: James D. Trumbo (WG), Verlin C. Gale (WG), Michael J. Perrone (R), Howard R. Morton (OB), James A. Holland (TT), Bernard L. Zelazoski (BT).
Photo courtesy of Tony Plowright.
https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/34433/category/LeadCrews
Mission Details
Description: BOMB RAILROAD TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 54 T
AUTHE (Primary)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 51 T
BEAUVAIS/TILLE (Opportunistic)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 54 T
BEAUVOIR (Primary)
Description: V-1 MISSILE SITES
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 62 T
DOMLEGER (Primary)
Description: V-1 MISSILE SITES
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 126 T
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 114 T
LAON/ATHIES (Primary)
Description: AIRFIELD
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 114 T
LAON/COUVRON (Primary)
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 48 T
Description: V-1 MISSILE SITES
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 121 T
Description: V-1 MISSILE SITES
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 117 T
Description: AIRFIELD
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 32 T
Connections
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35727131
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner/Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33574325
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758675
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-434690
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / Operations Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35733061
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Lace
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spam-O-Liner
- Unit: 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Swiss Miss
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hale's Angels
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Damn Yankee
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.