The Warrior Next Door Podcast

George Menkoff: WWII, PREMIUM SERIES 37, Bomb Ordnance Officer, 385th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps, ETO

March 18, 2024 Season 4 Episode 180
🔒 George Menkoff: WWII, PREMIUM SERIES 37, Bomb Ordnance Officer, 385th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps, ETO
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George Menkoff: WWII, PREMIUM SERIES 37, Bomb Ordnance Officer, 385th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps, ETO
Mar 18, 2024 Season 4 Episode 180

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Welcome to the uncut George Menkoff series; the story of a B-17 Bomb Ordnance officer of the 385th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force stationed in Great Ashfield, England during WWII. We follow Mr. Menkoff as he trains to work in arms and ordinance and would eventually be an Ordnance Officer loading B-17's of the 385th in England throughout the entire war. Mr. Menkoff provides detailed information on the types of bombs he had to load, the number of flights per day he had to load and the danger of being a B-17 crew member over Germany.

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Subscriber-only episode

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Welcome to the uncut George Menkoff series; the story of a B-17 Bomb Ordnance officer of the 385th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force stationed in Great Ashfield, England during WWII. We follow Mr. Menkoff as he trains to work in arms and ordinance and would eventually be an Ordnance Officer loading B-17's of the 385th in England throughout the entire war. Mr. Menkoff provides detailed information on the types of bombs he had to load, the number of flights per day he had to load and the danger of being a B-17 crew member over Germany.