Dorm Updike and the 388th Bombardment wing at war. Specifically the 560th Squadron. OlsonV crew.


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More info about the 388th.
Dorm posing for a pic as a corporal. Undated.

Dorm in his flight suit. Writing at the top says "When I got my Silver Star". Undated.

Caption reads "Wilke at gunnery range" Undated.

Back of picture reads "Wyman & Breck, Dorman & Casey Piatick"

Paper clipping from an Iowa paper. Undated.

Dorm and Marjorie. Location unknown June 1943.

V-mail from Dorm to marjorie. June 8th 194?

FLAK flying around a group of B-17s. Undated.

A wounded B-17 trailing smoke from its #1 engine. Undated.

B-17 with tail # 2102435 dropping its payload. Caption on the back of this photo reads "Bombs away. Notice how they nose down the further they fall." Undated. Undated.

Unidentified B-17 flying to the right wing of the Miss Bea Haven, possibly. Some pieces of FLAK are visible. Undated.
Unidentified B-17 flying to the left wing of the Miss Bea Haven. Some pieces of FLAK are visible. Caption on the back reads "This is flak bursting around another ship. Taken from Miss Bea Haven" Undated.

Large group of B-17s flying in formation. Undated

Large group of B-17s flying in formation. Undated

Messerschmidt ME210 or ME410 (Thanks Farkers) going down(?) Caption is cut off on this one, "?? ?? our crew kill, Total crew kill 22" Undated

Unidentified B-17 tail number 297075 dropping its payload. Undated.

Group of 7 B-17s flying over some mountains. Undated.

Unidentified B-17 with tail # 297587 (I think). Undated.

P-38s flying escort. Undated.

As time goes by. Author Unknown. Undated.

P-47 flying escort. Undated.

Some Army Brass.The shoter one in the middle is James Doolittle of the Doolittle Raid Thanks Fred. Circa Jan 44.

P-51 flying escort. Tail # 413808. Undated

Unknown "Crew Chief" Undated.

"Breck" Back of picture reads Wilbur Breckenridge, Its not very clear you can tell who it is. Undated.

"Miss Bea Haven. She brought us home. We had 1800 holes in her" Undated.

John Wyman (rear) Dorm Updike (front). Undated.

Dorm, Wilke & Breck In England. Undated.

Wyman & Wilke. Undated.

John Wyman, Wilbur Breckenridge, Dorm Updike, Casey Piatek. Undated.

Wyman & Dorm. Undated.

Frances Miller. Undated.

Rebels Revenge B-17 Tail # 297219. Shot down September 27th 1944. Back of photo reads "Tail of Rebels Revenge, I flew 20 missions on. My Crew shot down in her 9/28/44" Undated.

Dorm with Breckenridge. Back of photo reads "Wilber & Dorman, Those "things" they're by are their barracks. Neat looking don't you think?. Undated.

Casey Piatek. Undated.

Quite the motley crew. Back of photo reads "J. Kern, Casey, Wilke, Updike, Miller, Wyman in front. Undated.

Rebels Revenge - Wyman getting in the ball turret. Undated.

Our crew chief. Undated.

B-17 Knock out dropper. Undated.

Co-pilot Francis Miller. Undated.

Picture of the Miss Bea Haven, the morning she was shot down. September 28th 1944.

Vic Olsen. Undated.

Knock Out Dropper. Undated.

Waist Gunner on the Miss Bea Haven. Undated.

Rebels Revenge. Undated.

Knock Out Dropper. undated.

Back of photo reads: "Olson, Sternes, Wilke, & Miller. Miller has quite a cookie duster don't you think?" Undated

Major General (2 stars) John Kerns - Navigator 1st Lieuetant in this picture. Undated.

Waist gunner posing with his plane.

I.C.M.A Illinois Commercial Men's Association Pamphlet.









Dorman Trisler Updike Selective Service card. Front. 11th December 1942.

Dorman Trisler Updike Selective Service card. Back. 11th December 1942.

Postcard from the Hotel Lafayette, FL. April 13th 1943.


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