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Chalmers CP- 2nd Lt. Francis M. Needham A. Donald L. Hubert M. Walter G. Leonard J. James L. Charles M. Guy O. Ivey B. Hullender A crew member; a gunner named Neff, lived in Delaware deceased.

He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. Arnold, went to England to make a motion picture of aerial gunners in action. He was assigned to the st Bomb Group at Polebrook and although neither ordered nor expected to do so, flew operational missions over Europe in Bs to obtain the combat film footage he believed was required for producing the movie entitled "Combat America.

Cable returned to the U. Because his motion picture production schedule made it impossible for him to fulfill his AAF Reserve officer duties, he resigned his commission on Sep. I do here, in the presence of Almighty God, swear by the Bombardier's Code of Honor to keep inviolate the secrecy of any and all confidential information revealed to me, and further to uphold the honor and integrity of the Army Air Forces, if need be, with my life itself.

During more than thirty years, this plane will fly over the world, from North to Polynesia, for aerial survey work, adding notable appearances in films such as " The Great Ramble "and" The Strip Caesar.

In , he turned into the movie " Memphis Belle "by David Putman and received this occasion Nose-Art " Mother and Country "on the left front and" Pink Lady "on the right and some adjustments removal of the" chin turret "and change the tail turret , intended to give an outline of B. At the time, the planes were leaving factory painted over, however, we wanted to keep the color " Olive Drab " in tribute to the thousands of B.

Reports To. Bombardment Units. Active Reporting Unit. Allman, James Samuel, TSgt , Bader, Nahannie, SSgt , Baldwin, Wayne I. Bergman, Harold E. Burton, Harlan D. Byron, August, SSgt , Chauncey, William Richard, 2nd Lt , But in what capacity? Turning down the option of being an instructor, he volunteers for training as a radar bombardier.

But where would this lead him? He sees himself slowly being drawn into the Pacific War as a radar bombardier on a B Superfortress. It is a gamble. Would the war end or would he find himself again in hostile skies? Berardi Sr. I attended parochial school in Yonkers, New York, in the early grades and then public schools in the Bronx through the 9th grade at Crescent Junior High School.

In September of , our family moved to Olean, New York, which is located in the western part of the state near the Pennsylvania border. I attended Olean High School and graduated as an honor student in with little or no hope of being able to go to college. There were very few job opportunities for young people just out of school with no experience in anything whatsoever. By January , I decided to enlist in the Army Air Corps, where I thought I might learn airplane mechanics or something associated with airplanes, which had always fascinated me.

The age requirement was lowered from 21 to 18 years, with a minimum of 2 years of college or taking and passing equivalent tests to qualify.

Needless to say, I jumped at the opportunity and applied to be an aviation cadet. Most of the books in our Book Section are authored by st Veterans. All of the authors are sharing the proceeds, or donating all the profits from the sales to the Association. Stevens - th Squadron This is a true story about an innocent year old plucked from his small hometown in California who found himself at 19 riding in the nose of a heavy bomber under conditions he could not possibly have imagined.

Stevens - th Squadron Entering the Army Air Corps at 18 in after leaving his loving and religious family, Charles "Norm" Stevens was suddenly among men of many backgrounds, some differing markedly from his. Proceeds benefit the st Bomb Group Memorial Association. Please contact us for membership information. Copyright st Bomb Group Assoc. Time Warner Comcast Map.

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