The war experiences of the pilot and crew of the B17
"Smokey Stover"
from the 486th Bomb Group, 832 BS (1944-1945)
A chronology of the events and places from the personal archives
of Albert I. Pierce.
The pilot, 2nd Lt. Pierce and
his B17G "Smokey Stover" taken at RAF Sudbury in late summer 1944.The
crew came up with the name from the then popular comic book character. (Scanned
from an original Kodakchrome slide)
The following links contain
selected pictures, personal diaries, and transcripts
of official documents that trace the people and places from training, through
missions flown, to prisoner-of-war capture and liberation:
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