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Delivered Cheyenne 22/3/44; Hunter 17/4/44; Grenier 30/4/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-A] Snetterton 3/5/44; Missing in Action Osnabruck 21/11/44 with Henry Sullivan, Co-pilot: John Towle, Navigator: Martin Feifer, Bombardier: Earl Stevens, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Theron Lambert, Radio Operator: Dave Grunnah, Ball turret gunner: Ed Tighe, Waist gunner: Ken Woslager,Tail gunner: Loran Davis (9 Killed in Action); hit by prop wash, crashed Lamspringe, S of Hilesheim, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10415.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38583332
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16029279
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 21 November 1944 |
Revisions
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. 96th BG Mission #241, 21 Nov 1944, Osnabruck, Germany
pages 204, 210, 293
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10415 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database