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Shot down by Flak on the 27 May 1944 mission to the Saarbrücken, Germany marshalling yards. Pilot Edward G. Leininger (POW), Co-Pilot Francis Lawn (POW), Navigator Jack A. Griffith (POW), Bombardier Adelbert E. Dorsett (KIA), Nose gunner Philip A. Bowman (KIA), Engineer/Top Turret gunner Ernesto Rodriguez, Radio Operator Ernest L.Mitchell, Right Waist gunner Arthur A. Vaughan, Left Waist gunner James A. Leone, Tail gunner James T. Daniels. Crashed Püttlingen, 4km N of Völklingen (near Saarbrücken), Germany. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 5260.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18108660
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14139966
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12086632 at enlistment, then O-689520
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15095755 at enlistment, then O-755181
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12054324 at enlistment, then O-695069
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Püttlingen, Germany 27 May 1944 Flak, crashed Püttlingen, 4km N of Völklingen (near Saarbrücken), Germany

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

MACR 5260

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 5260 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database