Posted:
By: Scott McElvain
On: 09/10/2002
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I probably met him at one of the reunions. Have been going to them since '88 with mom who died in 1999. The "8" patches are 8th Air Force which the 401st was part of - they were also part of the 1st Air Division. The 0862441 is probably his serial number. My dad kept his throughout his career as opposed to using his social security. After the war was over, there were some flights to give ground crews a view of the areas fought over. During the war, I'm sure there were a few ground crew members that were able to fly on missions one way or another.
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