Charles Sumner Van Ornum Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-37309.jpeg UPL 37309 "Lt Tasker and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 4 December 1944."

Rear L-R: 2Lt Richard F Tasker, F/O Clyde Meadows, 2Lt John Joseph McDonnell, 2Lt Angelito Francis

Front L-R: Sgt Charles S Van Ornum Jr, Sgt Enrique M. Reider, Sgt Glenn A Minnix, Sgt Arthur H Driver, Sgt William D Toon

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Object Number - UPL 37309 - "Lt Tasker and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 4 December...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 21 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Aschaffenburg; crashed near Rottweil in B-17 42-97058 'Scorchy II', Killed in Action (KIA) 21-Jan-45. MACR 11760



Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Richard Frost Tasker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-826029
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97058) nicknamed "Scorchy II" of the 303rd Bomb Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: '303 BG Mount Farm.'

42-97058

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Scorchy II
  • Unit: 1st Air Division 41st Combat Bomb Wing 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

44-8477

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winged Victory
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

803

  • Date: 21 January 1945

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Rottweil, Germany 21 January 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Aschaffenburg; crashed near Rottweil in B-17 42-97058 'Scorchy II' Killed in Action (KIA) 21-Jan-45 MACR 11760
Los Angeles, California, USA Entered service from Los Angeles County, CA.

Buried

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Plot D Row 5 Grave 16

Based

Molesworth 21 January 1945 Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Arizona, USA Son of Charles Sumner Snr and Agnes Orina [Bloomburg] Van Ornum.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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https://abmc.gov/node/538214#.WZ1vRE2WyM8

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 11760 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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