42-3288 Green Fury II

Delivered Denver 24/4/43; Dow Fd 4/6/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-B] Snetterton 12/6/43; Missing in Action Bremen 20/12/43 with Stan Budleski, Co-pilot: Bernie Jackson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Thompson, Radio Operator: Marco Coolum, Ball turret gunner: Melvin Brunner, Tail gunner: George Smith (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: John Coyle, Bombardier: Don Spanier, Waist gunner: Don Totz, Waist gunner: Joe McDonald (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed near coastal radio station Nordeney Is, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1704. GREEN FURY II.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Melvin M Brunner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Stanley P Budleski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Marco J Coolum

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

John P Coyle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Bernard C Jackson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Bremen, Germany 20 December 1943

Crashed

Norderney, Germany 20 December 1943

Revisions

Date
ContributorkstrykerAK
Changes
Sources

Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing Company. 1996. pages 36, 294, 300

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Added events from information given in biography field.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1704 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database