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Military
Lt J. Anderson. Photo credited to "Mighty Men of the 381st: Heroes All" by Dr. James Good Brown
Co-Pilot, Butler crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. On Mission #42, November 5, 1943 to the railroad marshalling yards at Gelsenkirchen on B-17 #42-29755 'Gremlins Delite', pilot Butler returned to base with 3 crewmen as 6 had bailed out over Southern Holland to become Prisoner of War (POW)s.
The 533rd BS War Diary has the men who bailed out as landing neat the airfield at West Malling in Kent then returning to duty. The 242nd Medical Detachment War Diary lists the men as POW's.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 381st Bomb Group
Bombardier, Butler crew. Member of the Shultz crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Wounded on 5 November 1943 on Mission #42 to the railroad marshalling yards at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The pilot, Lt Butler ordered Lt Brown to bail out. He removed his oxygen mask...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 381st Bomb Group
Pilot, Butler crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Ordered the crew to bail out. Had to land with 3 other crew members due to the bombardier's parachute malfunction which trapped him in the aircraft.
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer | 381st Bomb Group
ETTG, Butler crew. Member of the Jobe crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Bailed out on 5 November 1943 from B-17 #42-29755 'Gremlins Delite'. Mission #42 to the railroad marshalling yards at Gelsenkirchen. Pilot Butler returned to base with 3 crewmen as 6 had...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 381st Bomb Group
Radio operator, Butler crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Member of the Jobe crew. Bailed out 5 November 1943 from B-17 #42-29755 'Gremlins Delite'. Mission #42 to the railroad marshalling yards at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Pilot Butler returned to base with 3...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
LWG, Butler crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Bailed out on 5 November 1943 from B-17 $42-29755 'Gremlins Delite'. Mission #42 to the railroad marshalling yards at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Pilot Butler returned to base with 3 crewmen as 6 had bailed out over...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
BTG, Butler crew. Member of the Crozier crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Landed on 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-29755 'Gremlins Delite' on mission #42 to the railroad marshalling yards at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The pilot ordered the crew to bail out....
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 381st Bomb Group
Crash landed at Kent 22 June 1943 in B-17 #423226 'Little Chuck' with no injuries to crew.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
RWG, Butler crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Bailed out on 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-29755 'Gremlins Delite'. Mission #42 to the railroad marshalling yards at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Pilot Butler returned to base with 4 crewmen as 6 had bailed out over...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
Tail gunner, Butler crew. Member of the Schultz crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Bailed out 5 November 1943 from B-17 #42-29755 'Gremlins Delite'. Mission #42 to the railroad marshalling yards at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The pilot, Butler landed with 3...
Group
The 381st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Ridgewell, Essex between June 1943 and April 1945. The Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations, the first for bombing shipyards at Bremen, whilst under heavy attack, on 8 October 1943 and...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/43; Walker 27/2/43; Salina 11/3/43; Gulfport 28/3/43; Dow Fd 8/4/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 20/4/43 LITTLE CAESER, VINI VIDI VICI.
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5 November 1943
Having had good success with P-38 escorts and limiting penetration depth into Germany this mission is directed at the railroad marshaling yards and oil refinery at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. In addition the marshaling yards at Munster, Germany are also...
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| 27 September 2014 18:16:20 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 511 |
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