Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Wordless Wednesday: Stormy Weather, Rattlesden, East Anglia, England


My uncle, Leland Keith Bergeron (fourth from the left, front row). WWII veteran serving in the 8th Air Force, 440th BG based out of Rattlesden Field in East Anglia. This B17 crew came together at Moses Lake, WA, for training. They then flew to England and went on to complete their required number of missions with everyone continuing to serve in the position that they were assigned with the same unit of men. Something that rarely  happened during WWII and a source of pride of all the crew members. This crew was regularly assigned to aircraft known as Stormy Weather and American Maid. Lee served as the crew's engineer (top turret gunner). Proudly remembering Uncle Lee and his crew this coming Memorial Day.

"Stormy Weather." Digital Image. Undated. Original photograph privately held by
Cindy Bergeron Scherwinski (c) 2011.

2 comments:

Cher' Shots said...

1st ~ LOVE your new header!
2nd ~ LOVE following your family history!
3rd ~ LOVE your blog!
'love & hugs from afar'

Ally Kropp said...

Hi! This may seem a little odd since I can see that this was posted years ago, but I stumbled across the link to this post on Pinterest, somehow. My great-grandfather, Robert John Kropp (N), was apart of this crew, top row, second from the right! They really were the greatest generation.

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