8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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42-102552
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/44; Gr Island 31/3/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-J] Snetterton 22/4/44; Missing in Action Nucourt, Fr 22/6/44 with Jay Horn, Co-pilot: John Murray, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry Morris, Ball turret gunner: Clifford McCreary, Waist gunner: Lester Weimer, Waist gunner: Tony Monaco,Tail gunner: Tony Viglianti (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: Steve Manzek, Bombardier: Harry Ubbins, Radio Operator: Frank Cowan (3 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Rue Pajol, Paris, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 5917.
Service
Units
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96th Bomb Group
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945. ... -
339th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Frank Cowan
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak and crashed at Paris on 6/22/44 in B-17 #42102552 Prisoner of War (POW). Survived 4 different prison camps, including Buchenwald. -
Jay Horn
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 96th Bomb Group
Assigned May 1944. Shot down by flak and crashed at Paris on 6/22/44 in B-17 42-102552. KIA. -
Stephen Manzek
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak and crashed at Paris on 6/22/44 in B-17 #42102552 Prisoner of War (POW) POW -
Clifford McCreary
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak and crashed at Paris in B-17 42-102552 Killed in Action (KIA) -
Anthony Monaco
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 22 June 1944. Shot down by flak and crashed at Paris in B-17 #42102552 Purple Heart/ Air Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster -
Henry Morris
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak and crashed at Paris in B-17 #42102552 Killed in Action (KIA) -
John Murray
Military | Flight Officer | Co-Pilot | 96th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17 #42-102552. Shot down by flak and crashed at Paris. -
Harry Ubbins
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak and crashed at Paris on 6/22/44 in B-17 #42102552 Prisoner of War (POW) -
Anthony Vigliante
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak and crashed at Paris in B-17 #42102552 Killed in Action (KIA) -
Lester Weimer
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak and crashed at Paris in B-17 #42102552 Killed in Action (KIA)
Places
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Snetterton Heath
Military site : airfield
Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | France | 22 June 1944 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 June 2020 11:27:02 | Blackbird2 | Changes to nicknames |
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https://jonathanturley.org/2013/04/21/kirby-cowan-the-airmen-of-buchenwa... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 June 2020 11:25:30 | Blackbird2 | Changes to description |
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https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=937&MemI... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 29 May 2020 07:42:49 | kstrykerAK | Changes to unit associations |
| Sources | ||
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey Ward, Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing, 1996. pages 162, 168, 293 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:10 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5917 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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