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Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-F] New Castle 11-Oct-42; Grafton Underwood 24-Oct-42; Missing in Action 27-Jan-43 while on a mission to bomb the naval installations at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. 5KIA 5POW MACR 15501.
P Capt Vance W. Beckham (POW); CP 2Lt Donald R Stout (POW)
N 2Lt Alfred G. Wade (POW); B 2Lt John H. Fahr (POW)
E/TTG SSgt Harry G. Patton (POW); RO TSgt Burnice C. Farmer (KIA)
BTG Sgt Roy E. Whitney (KIA); LWG SSgt Jerome C. Kisseleff (KIA)
RWG LeRoy D. Mason (KIA); TG SSgt Robert G. Ames (KIA)
Connections
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37139503
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18063158
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-661888
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-660535
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16044204
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Tossens, 26969 Butjadingen, Germany | 27 January 1943 | Shot down by enemy fighters on mission to Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Crashed near Tossens, Germany |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2014. Added Markings per "The Mighty Eighth Warpaint & Heraldry" Roger A. Freeman; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added FTR event, crew position, rank, full proper names and dispositions of crew per MACR 15501; formatted crew display
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15501 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database