332nd Bomb Squadron

Squadron

Five men in Air Force uniforms posed in front of a building. Three are standing and two kneeling. The three men standing are wearing dark bomber-style jackets and one man is holding two fingers up behind the head of another man.

UPL 60169 UPL 60169 Shady Lady enlisted crew members, Avon Park, FL 1944
(Back Row) Charles Beeks, Joseph Piotrowski and Charles Purdy
(Front Row) Herman Peace and Frank Cassidy

Photo courtesy of Frank Cassidy

Object Number - UPL 60169 - Shady Lady enlisted crew members, Avon Park, FL 1944 (Back Row) Charles Beeks, Joseph Piotrowski and Charles Purdy (Front Row) Herman Peace and...

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Unit stations

Station	Location	Date
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Angelo A Armato

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Andrew A Barber

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Sergeant Joseph Ferlazzo and Staff Sergeant Arthur Barker of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Slo Jo". Passed for publication 10 Oct 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '230168.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortresses In Combat Missions Over Europe. Picture Shows:- Sgt. Joseph J. Ferlazzo, Brooklyn, N.Y., and S/Sgt. Arthur Barker, Keokse, Va., with the Fortress "Slo Joe", which is the ship of 1/Lt. Novo J. Maryonovich, Gary, Indiana. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 26.' Censo

Arthur T Barker

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

Alvin Bentley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Private First Class

Bert W Brooks

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-29699

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Fifi | Old Battle Axe
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

42-29724

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Little Minnie
Unit: 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 332nd Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron

42-29940

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

42-30149

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Spare Parts, Marian E
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

42-30166

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: You Cawnt Miss It
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date8 Feb 2024 20:37:21

ContributorLeesAIA

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Individual Flight Record

Date3 Feb 2023 15:02:22

Contributoracbernstein1

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AAMB Media Archive

Date13 Mar 2015 16:11:19

Contributorrossingtonj

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Type added.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:48

ContributorAAM

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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)