8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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"Lt. Morgan and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 8 June 1944."
Rear L-R: 2Lt Abraham 'Abe' Wodinsky, 2Lt John William Parker, 2Lt William D Morgan, 2Lt Frank Santo Destito III
Front L-R: Unk**, S/Sgt Edward C Stemmle, Unk**, S/Sgt Stanley W Lloyd, Unk**, S/Sgt Theron M Hayes
Unk** are; Sgt James R Caperton, Sgt James J Gross, Sgt Ralph E. Wolfe Jr
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303rd Bomb Group
Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New... -
359th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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James Caperton
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. On Stuttgart mission, force landed Reims, France in B-17 42-31483 'Bonnie-B'; battle damaged and with two engines out. RTD Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Frank Destito
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak, causing loss of fuel, leading to ditching in channel on 23-Jul-44 in B-17 42-102960 WIA / RTD, 24 x combat missions. ETD Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME. -
James Gross
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak, causing loss of fuel, leading to ditching in channel on 23-Jul-44 in B-17 42-102960 RTD 32 x combat missions. ETD Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Theron Hayes
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak, causing loss of fuel, leading to ditching in channel on 23-Jul-44 in B-17 42-102960 RTD 30 x combat missions. ETD Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Stanley Lloyd
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak, causing loss of fuel, leading to ditching in channel on 23-Jul-44 in B-17 42-102960 RTD 32 x combat missions. ETD Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME. -
William Morgan
Military | Captain | Pilot
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak, causing loss of fuel, leading to ditching in channel on 23-Jul-44 in B-17 42-102960 RTD 30 x combat missions. ETD Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
John Parker
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak, causing loss of fuel, leading to ditching in channel on 23-Jul-44 in B-17 42-102960 RTD 33 x combat missions. ETD Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME. -
Edward Stemmle
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. Damaged by flak and ditched in channel on 23-Jul-44 in B-17 42-102960 RTD Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Abraham Wodinsky
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. Damaged by flak and ditched in channel on 23-Jul-44 in B-17 42-102960 RTD Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Ralph Wolfe
Military | Sergeant | Engineer / Waist Gunner
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Morgan crew, deleted from crew when size was changed from 10 to 9. 34 x combat missions. Aboard B-17 42-97272 'Duchess Daughter' when, during landing on return from mission against V-weapons site in Beaumertz,...
Aircraft
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42-102960
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG Molesworth 6/6/44; Missing in Action Creil, Fr., 23/7/44 with Bill Morgan, Co-pilot: John Parker, Navigator: Abe Wodinsky, Bombardier: Frank Destito, Flight engineer/top...
