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Gunn Crew, 447th Bomb Group, 711 Squadron.
Standling L-R: Louis Fugazi, Robert Frier, Paul Wingeier, Rober Lane, Raymond Scott
Kneeling L-R: Fred Gunn, David Bowen, Robert Goldsmith, Robert Basham
Crew was assigned with the 222nd Combat Crew training, Ardmore Oklahoma, and assigned to the 447th the 27th or May, 1944
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Gunner
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Gera in B-17 #4297634
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Completed 35 missions in 85 days.
Military | Captain
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator
31 missions, all memorable. Participated in the 2000 plane bombing of Berlin on 21 June 44. The largest to date. The delivery of guns and ammo to the Marquis on 25 June and again 9 Sep 44
DFC, AM w/3Oak Leaf Cluster
Military
Military
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Waist Gunner
Paul Weingeier was born in Sioux City, Iowa, and grew up in Los Angelas. Sgt Weingeier (1924-1988) was a Waist Gunner on the Gunn crew in the 447th, 711 BS. He also served in Korea and Vietnam, before retiring from the Army. He is buried in...
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force in 1942, Rattlesden had three concrete runways, 50 hardstandings and two dispersed T2 hangars. Intended to be a twin-engine B-26 bomber base, it was originally a satellite for nearby Rougham, and first occupied from...
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| 07 November 2020 16:29:06 | pamccolgan | Created entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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222nd Combat Crew Training, Ardmore Oklahoma |
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