Lawrence G Dunnica

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-19175.jpeg UPL 19175 B-17F 41-24541 'Spook' Lawrence G Dunnica crew 358th BS, 303rd BG, 8th AF USAAF.
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1st Lt Lawrence G Dunnica (Pilot), 2nd Lt Orson E Pacey (CoPilot), 1st Lt Leonard E Thornton (Nav), 2nd Lt James H Montgomery (Bomb
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T/Sgt Harry W Tucker (Eng), S/Sgt Philip T Cascio (Ball), T/Sgt Bertis W Holland (Radio), S/Sgt Robert L Dew (R Waist), S/Sgt Claude F Taylor (Tail).

Object Number - UPL 19175 - B-17F 41-24541 'Spook' Lawrence G Dunnica crew 358th BS, 303rd BG, 8th AF USAAF. (Back L-R) 1st Lt Lawrence G Dunnica (Pilot), 2nd Lt Orson E Pacey...

1LT Lawrence G. Dunninca was assigned to 303BG/358BS with B-17F 41-24541 [VK:B] "Spook" at Kellog Field, Battle Creek, Michigan on 3-Sep-42. He arrived with his crew (except LWG SGT Wayne P. Harker) at Molesworth on 24-Oct-42. The aircraft also carried two passengers on the overseas flight: MSG Paul B. McDermott, 358BS Engineering Department and COL James H. Wallace, Commanding Officer, 303BG. He participated in 11 Operations - 4 Aborted and credited with 8 missions. (See Biography events)



Shot down 16-Feb-43 in B-17F 41-24541 'Spook' while serving as Pilot. The aircraft was attacked by ME 109s when it descended to assist another aircraft. Went down in Channel off Brest Peninsula The target was St. Nazaire. Killed in Action (KIA). 4 crew members survived to become Prisoner of War (POW)s



Air Medal, Purple Heart

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spook
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Assigned to Aircraft

Battle Creek, MI, USA 3 September 1942 Assigned to 303BG/358BS B-17F 41-24541 "Spook" at Kellog Field, Battle Creek, Michigan.

Other

Arrival at Station

Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK 24 October 1942 Arrived at Molesworth as Pilot of 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS.

Other

Mission #1 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS

Lorient, France 22 November 1942 Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. (RTB OK)

Other

Mission #2 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 23 November 1942 Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France (RTB OK).

Other

Mission #3 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS

Lille, France 6 December 1942 Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lillie, France. (RTB OK)

Other

Mission #4 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS - Aborted

Rouen, France 12 December 1942 Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France, but mechanical failures forced hum to abort the mission. (RTB OK)

Other

Mission #5 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS

Romilly-sur-Seine, France 20 December 1942 Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France. (RTB OK)

Other

Mission #6 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS - Aborted

Lorient, France 30 December 1942 Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France, but mechanical failures forced hum to abort the mission. (RTB OK)

Other

Mission #7 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS - Aborted

Saint-Nazaire, France 3 January 1943 Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the torpedo storage areas at St. Nazaire, France, but mechanical failures forced hum to abort the mission. (RTB OK)

Other

Mission #8 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS

Lille, France 13 January 1943 Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the Fives Comapny Locomotive Works at Lillie, France. (RTB OK)

Other

Mission #9 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS

Lorient, France 23 January 1943 Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. (RTB OK)

Other

Mission #10 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS - Aborted

Hamm, Germany 14 February 1943 Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany, but weather caused the entire 303BG despatch to be re-called. (RTB OK).

Other

Mission #11 1LT Lawrence G. Dunnica w/B-17F 41-24541, 303BG/358BS KIA

Saint-Nazaire, France 16 February 1943 Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24541 "Spook", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St Nazaire, France. Aircraft shot down by fighters. (KIA)

Born

Oklahoma

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 16 February 1943 Killed when aircraft was shot down by fighters and crashed into the English Channel off of the Brest Peninsula, France

Other

Commemorated

Saint-James, France Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing,Brittany American Cemetery.

Revisions

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Lee Cunningham 16-Aug-2015. Correcting typo in Mission #11 event.

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Lee Cunningham 17-Aug-2015. Added Mission #11 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 16-Feb-43, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/016.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 17-Aug-2015. Added Mission #10 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 14-Feb-43, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/015.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 17-Aug-2015. Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 23-Jan-43, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 17-Aug-2015. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 13-Jan-43, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 17-Aug-2015. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 3-Jan-43, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/009.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 17-Aug-2015. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 30-Dec-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 17-Aug-2015. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 20-Dec-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 17-Aug-2015. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 12-Dec-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 17-Aug-2015. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 6-Dec-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 17-Aug-2015. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 23-Nov-42, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/004.pdf

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 16-Aug-2015. Added Assigned to Aircraft and Arrival at Station events per 303BG website Dunnica crew page, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-358-dunnica.html; Added Mission #1 event per 303BG Mission Report of 22-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/003.pdf

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 16-Aug-2015. Added introductory paragraph to Summary Biography based on 303BG website crew page for Dunnica, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-358-dunnica.html; Made connections to Missions from: http://www.303rdbg.com/missions.html

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Feb-2015 . Corrected SN added KIA event per MACR 15476; Added decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added crew position and minor edits to Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15476 / MACR 15476, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 77, Might in Flight Daily Diary of Hell's Angels by Harry Gobrect pp. 137-8 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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