854th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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FRE 2111
A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Top L-R, S/Sgt Mener, Eng, Lt Day, Co-pilot, Lt Bowens, Bomb, Lt Fisher, Nav, Lt Yarina, pilot. Bot L-R, PFC Allison, gunner, S/Sgt Begley, gunner, Cpt Rogers, passenger, S/Sgt Silverfole, Radio, Sgt Boggs, gunner.'
Correct crew names: - Rear L-R - T/Sgt Mercer, 2Lt Day, 2Lt Bowes, 2Lt Fisher, 1Lt Yarcina.
Front L-R: - PFC Allison, Sgt Begley, Sgt. Hildebrand, S/Sgt Silverfoote, Sgt Boggs. Roger Freeman Collection
Correct crew names: - Rear L-R - T/Sgt Mercer, 2Lt Day, 2Lt Bowes, 2Lt Fisher, 1Lt Yarcina.
Front L-R: - PFC Allison, Sgt Begley, Sgt. Hildebrand, S/Sgt Silverfoote, Sgt Boggs. Roger Freeman Collection
B-24 crew list mentions a Sgt. Alvin Hildebrand, no mention of any rogers.
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
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Based |
Metfield |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32671438
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Related media
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: Document 25742
- Description: Operational Missions - Edward Sunder JR
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: Document 34996
- Description: Hand written account of the Metfield Bomb Dump Explosion, 15 July 1944, by Keith E. Randall, Airplane Armorer, 491st Bomb Group.
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: Document 42017
- Description: James K Wenzel and crew at the end of B-24 Operational Combat Training training (OTU) in July, 1943 in Casper, Wyoming
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Sources
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)