546th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing its tail. Image via Havelaar. Printed caption on reverse: 'Silver Dollar, a Flying Fortress operating from Grafton Underwood, has its complete tail severed during one of the first 8th Air Force raids on Berlin.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Berlin missile, BK-H, Fort goes down.' media-380079.jpg FRE 1282 A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing its tail. Image via Havelaar. Printed caption on reverse: 'Silver Dollar, a Flying Fortress operating from Grafton Underwood, has its complete tail severed during one of the first 8th Air Force raids on Berlin.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Berlin missile, BK-H, Fort goes down.' Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 1282 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing...

Commanding Officers

The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

George W Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-399610
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Commander

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Grafton Underwood

People

Albert Merson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Private
ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear, three men kneeling in front. Flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men

Aloysius W Mizgorski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Armando Oliva

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19207348
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Albert R Porter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Corporal

Anthony F Pussan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class

Aircraft

42-3024

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Royal Flush
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (KY-M, serial number 42-3051) of the 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, 26 June 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '26/6/43.'

42-3051

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell's Angels
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

42-31045

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

42-31058

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Run
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-31222

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lazy Daisy
  • Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

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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)

546th Bomb Squadron: Gallery (88 items)

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 68536 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 14 June 1944/B Wing...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 69550 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 3 August 1944/Fleury...

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 69610 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 28 July 1944/...

Nine men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 72110 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 18 July 1944/Zempin...

Nine men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 72149 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 21 July 1944...

Nose section of an airplane that has a plexiglass bubble on the front. On the side is a painting of a coin with the words "Silver Dollar" painted around the coin.

Object number: UPL 7455 - Nose art on 42-37781. Following a routine practice...

Object number: UPL 7462 - 42-30033, 546th Bombardment Squadron, 384th...

Object number: UPL 7463 - 42-38014 Nose Art, LITTLE AMERICA II

Object number: UPL 7465 - 42-38014, LITTLE AMERICA II in flight

Object number: UPL 7468 - 43-39203 Nose Art