Claude W Campbell

Military

media-37118.jpeg UPL 37118 "Lt Campbell and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Old Squaw'. England, 17 July 1943."

Rear L-R: Lt Claude W Campbell, 1Lt Arthur W. Miller, 1Lt George McGregor Ririe Jr, 1Lt Winston Earl Boutelle

Front L-R: T/Sgt Howard E Hernan, T/Sgt Benton F Wilson, T/Sgt George D Quick, T/Sgt Harold A Kraft, T/Sgt Kurt W Bachert

https://www.fold3.com/image/32145461

Object Number - UPL 37118 - "Lt Campbell and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Old Squaw'. England, 17 July...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD.

Awards: DSC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.

Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean conflict.

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Harold Alfred Kraft

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 36237910
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

Patrick N McCauley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 14049711
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Arthur W Miller

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-735429
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

George D Quick

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron 533rd Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 37368137
Role/Job: Tail Gunner, Waist Gunner

George McGregor Ririe

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 790293
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-3002

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Old Squaw
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Ground personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group prepare to load bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Wallaroo". Passed as censored, then marked 'Confidential' 27 Aug 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '303. 27-8-43 A.' On reverse: 'Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' and US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamps].

42-3029

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Wallaroo
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

42-31483

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Bonnie B
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

42-5257

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Miss Bea Haven
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

42-5482

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Cat-O-Nine Tails
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Fighter Group

Missions

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 305th Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission. B-17F (KY-G, serial number 41-24592) nicknamed "Madame Betterfly" is visible in the foreground. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publciation 26 Aug 1943.' [stamp] and '280694.' [Censor no.] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.

VIII Bomber Command 86

Date: 24 August 1943

Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

VIII Bomber Command 84

Date: 17 August 1943
Official Description:

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Written on slide casing: 'Raunchy crash TA.'

VIII Bomber Command 81

Date: 12 August 1943

A Dutch soldier surveys the wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 381st Bomb Group that has crashed near Apeldoorn. First Handwritten caption on reverse: '381BG, 30/7/43 by Fighters.' Second Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-3100, 381 BG, 532 BS. 3 KM SE of Apeldoorn, 30-7-43 10:45 Hrs. RNAF'

VIII Bomber Command 80

Date: 30 July 1943

VIII Bomber Command 77

Date: 26 July 1943

Places

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Alabama, USA	17 January 1919
Enlisted	Fort Sam Houston, TX	27 September 1941	Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Died	Pinellas County, FL	24 January 1995
Based	Molesworth		Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
Buried	Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park Clearwater, Pinellas County, FL		Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park Clearwater, Pinellas County, FL
	Nueces County, TX

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Date26 Feb 2021 10:23:48

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

Date25 Feb 2021 19:57:01

Contributorjmoore43

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

Date22 Jan 2019 11:41:06

ContributorAl_Skiff

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https://www.fold3.com/record/52860523-claude-w-campbell
https://www.fold3.com/record/84773093-claude-w-campbell
https://www.fold3.com/page/52860523-claude-w-campbell/facts
http://www.303rdbg.com/359campbell.html
http://www.303rdbg.com/photo-gallery3.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65599403/claude-w-campbell

Date21 Jan 2019 22:42:58

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Date15 Apr 2015 15:41:35

ContributorED-BB

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303rd Bomb Group website : www.303rdbg.com
Research on Fred J. Dioquardo

Date27 Sep 2014 18:06:23

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster