Kenneth G Jewell

Military
media-31250.jpeg UPL 31250 The Banshee Crew. My grandfather is on the second row, all the way to the right, waist gunner and the shortest member of the crew (hence his nickname "Shorty" which stuck with him for the rest of his life). Liuetenant Kenneth Jewell is center, front row. Serial Number for The Banshee was 42-7536. Later, the Banshee became the E Z Duzit and the serial number became 42-9980.

Pilot Kenneth G. Jewell
Co-Pilot Walter Milliner
Navigator Arthur Sakowski
Bombardier Matthew J. Foley
Radio Operator/Gunner Stanley Lipczynski
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner William Wike
Ball Turret Gunner George Poirrier
Waist Gunners Sam Saporito & Edward Guzik
Tail Gunner John McCloskey SSgt Samuel S. Saporito, US Army Air Corps (USAAC)

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Object Number - UPL 31250 - The Banshee Crew. My grandfather is on the second row, all the way to the right, waist gunner and the shortest member of the crew (hence his...

On 2 Jan 1944. B-24H #42-7536 'Banshee', he nose wheel and left landing gear collapsed after an emergency landing after losing 2 engines on a practice formation flight. RTD. Crashed at Shipdham on the return from and operational mission to Brandenburg, GR on 8 Mar 1944 in B-24J #42-99980 'E Z Duzit'. RTD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Sam Salvatore Saporito

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18041887
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-99980

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Banshee IV / E. Z. Duzit
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

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AccidentReports.com, Losses of 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 31250 - The Banshee Crew. My grandfather is on the second...