731st bomb squadron

  1. Col Campbell

    "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?" - Tales of a B-17 Gunner

    My father, T/Sgt Leslie Pelham Pitts, was a top turret gunner and flight engineer of a B-17 in the 731st Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, based at Deopham Green Airfield in England from November 1944 until the end of the war in Europe. He flew 29 missions with the last two being food drop...
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