"Woody"; 321st BG, 447th BS, 57th BW Gallery Album;

http://57thbombwing.com/gallery2/main.php?g2itemId=1077&g2page=16

321st BG Historian; Barbi Ennis Connolly; PrincessbarbiB25@msn.com (Additions? Corrections?)_

_**447th BS War Diary: Nine planes participated in a raid over Sacile Railroad Bridge in
Northern Italy. Again the Squadron scored a 100% bombing accuracy. The Following
Officers were asgd and jd to this Squadron: F/O Frederick W. Haage, 2nd Lts Burton E.
Stroupe, Jackson R. Dodson, Leslie T. Speer, Robert A. Balboni, John R. Highsmith.

Balboni, Robert A., 2Lt, bombardier Dodson, Jackson R., 2Lt, pilot

Haage, Frederick W., F/O, pilot Highsmith, John R., 2Lt, pilot

Speer, Leslie T., 2Lt, pilot Stroupe, Burton E., 2Lt, bombardier**_

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2 Feb. 1945;

A/C No. 43-36110 Tail # 59 "Big Jamoke"

P

Buckley, Paul I., 1Lt

CP

Brown, Lyle N., Jr., 1Lt

N

None

B

Stroupe, Burton Elwood "Woody", 2Lt

E

Price, Charles J., Cpl

R

Newton, James R., Cpl

G

Goethe, Emil C., Jr., S/Sgt

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From his Nephew who always called him Uncle WOODY!

PrincessbarbiB25@msn.com 321st BG Historian in the 57th Bomb Wing_

* Hi, His name was Burton Elwood Stroupe. His nickname was Woody. We always called him Uncle Woody. he passed away 8-10 years ago. Here is some information I found

447th BS War Diary: Nine planes participated in a raid over Sacile Railroad Bridge in Northern Italy. Again the Squadron scored a 100% bombing accuracy. The Following Officers were asgd and jd to this Squadron: F/O Frederick W. Haage, 2nd Lts Burton E. Stroupe, Jackson R. Dodson, Leslie T. Speer, Robert A. Balboni, John R. Highsmith. Balboni, Robert A., 2Lt, bombardier Dodson, Jackson R., 2Lt, pilot Haage, Frederick W., F/O, pilot Highsmith, John R., 2Lt, pilot Speer, Leslie T., 2Lt, pilot Stroupe, Burton E., 2Lt, bombardier I may have visited the website you do. But if not could you send me a link? Thank you, Barry

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B Stroupe (1922)