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Sgt Samuel P. RODMAN
303rd Bomb Group, 360th Bomb Squadron
Molesworth, England
I have been unable to locate very much
information about Sam Rodman
If you have any knowledge
or information on him,
I would be delighted hear from
you.
Sam Rodman hailed from Chicago but apart from the fact that he was assigned to the 360th Bomb Squadron to work as the squadron painter, I have been unable to establish much about him. A talented artist he was responsible for painting several B17 Forts in his squadron and had the distinction of not only painting nose art art but also tail art! At least two B17Fs had their tail fins embellished with artwork below the aircraft serial number -- "Lady Luck" and "The Little Woman". In many respects the huge flat tail fin of the B17 was ideal for painting and it is surprising that more examples of tail art did not materialise although Rodman's examples are by no means unique -- other examples existed but not many.
© Ray Bowden
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