jthompson372
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742 squadron
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05/22/2007 08:43:36 PM
Looking for info about my father's crew, his name is Edward Joseph Thompson , 455 grp , 742 squadron, he was B24 bombadier, his crew's pilot I believe was Robert Vern Schwabb,not sure of spelling, his plane's serial number had 44151 in it. Lost all his WWII photos after lending them to a so called friend for reprinting.
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Terry T.
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RE: 742 squadron
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05/22/2007 09:29:13 PM
per Joe Baughers serials..
44-44151 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH280. SOC Mar 28, 1946
Terry T.
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DaveTW1
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RE: 742 squadron
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05/23/2007 06:19:15 AM
Sorry to hear about your photos... I hope you can get them back someday. I'll send what I have (check for a PM). The pilot was 2nd Lt Robert V. Schwab, and the aircraft you mention could have been 44-41151, which flew with the 742nd BS.
Dave
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Dave T
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RE: 742 squadron
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05/25/2007 07:40:03 AM
J,
Looks like your dad graduated from bombardier school at San Angelo, TX class 44-07. Sorry, no other data.
Dave
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Diabolical Angel
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RE: 742 squadron
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10/07/2007 02:55:57 AM
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes...
I have recently found a B/W glossy crew photograph with the words " 455th Bomb Group
742nd Bomb Squadron" on the back. The photgraph has a signature for each person
The only signature I can make out for sure is above the third person standing left to right.
The signature is: " Karl Anderson- Kansas City- Kansas ".
I'd be guessing on the other signatures.
The nearest other one I can make out is: " Bill Doyle (???)- Brooklyn N. Y. "
The Date "1945" appears on the front top left corner.
The crew is in front of an airplane but I see no nose art or other identifying words.
Can anybody help me identify the crew/airplane or anything?
Thanx,
Allison
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artjen
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RE: 742 squadron
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04/16/2008 08:49:18 PM
My dad was in the 455th BG and 742nd squadron also. I just logged onto this site today for the first time. I went and saw the traveling B-24 (and B-17 and B-25 also!) just this afternoon in Arizona. My dad got to fly the restored B-24 back in 1989 when it first started traveling. His name is on the side so I am always so proud to go and visit the plane when it travels through!
My dad was the pilot back in 1944 when he first entered WWII.
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