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media-19635.png UPL 19635 The Orville Brewer crew at Mc Cock Army Airfield, Red Willow County, Nebraska, 10 April 1944.
Standing, from left to right : Wilfred N. Hansen, Navigator ; Lothrop Caldwell, Co-Pilot ; Orville H. Brewer, Pilot; Coleman C. Duncan, Bombardier; Walter Kuchinos, Engineer.
Front, row, left to right : Herman Cohen, Nose Gunner; Charles P. Dye, Ball Turret Gunner; Francis M. Nine, Tail Gunner; Donnell F. Miller, Radio Operator; William Wilson, Right Waist Gunner.
( Photo from http://www.493bgdebach.co.uk )

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Object Number - UPL 19635 - The Orville Brewer crew at Mc Cock Army Airfield, Red Willow County, Nebraska, 10 April 1944. Standing, from left to right : Wilfred N. Hansen,...

Shot down by Flak on the 14 June 1944 mission to Laon, France. Crashed near Steene (Nord Department), France. Pilot : Orville H. Brewer Jr; Co-Pilot Lothrop Caldwell; Navigator Wilfred N. Hansen; Bombardier Coleman C. Duncan; Radio Operator/Gunner Donald F. Miller; Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Walter Kuchinos; Ball Turret Gunner Charles P. Dye; Nose Gunner Herman Cohen; Right Waist Gunner William Wilson; Tail Gunner Francis M. Nine Jr. Nine men made prisoner (POWs); Sgt Herman Cohen, Killed In Action (KIA) - Missing Air Crew report - MACR 5910

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Orville Holland Brewer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-690179
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Lothrop Caldwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Herman Cohen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31035724
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Nose Turret Gunner

Coleman Connolly Duncan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-696013
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Charles Pleasant Dye

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19022536
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Events

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Crashed

Steene, France, 7km South of Dunkerque/Dunkirk 14 June 1944 Shot down by Flak

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MACR 5910
http://www.493bgdebach.co.uk

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MACR 5910

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MACR 5910 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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