Paul D Ferguson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

15-Sep-42 Assigned as an Aerial Gunner with 303BG/427BS at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. Date of arrival in UK not found in 303BG website records. Record indicates that he may have had a permanent assigment as the Tail Gunner of B-17F #41-24610 "JoeBTFSPLK", 303BG/427BS as of 30-Dec-42. 13-Jan-43 Killed on Mission (KOM). It is believed that he died from oxygen failure on mission to Lille, France.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Lieutenant Fort W. Lipe of the 303rd Bomb Group, signals 'V for Victory' from the cockpit of his B-17 Flying Fortress (GN-T, serial number 41-24610 ) nicknamed "Joe Btfsplk II". Passed for publication 16 Dec 1942. Printed caption on reverse: 'Lt. Fort W. Lipe, of the Air Corps, of Irving, Illinois was with the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. He is 23 and is engaged to Miss Edith Kesinger, of 314 North-St., Normal, Illinois. His greeting is silent, optimistic and emphatic. As O.P.S. he sends it in the V sign.' On

41-24610

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Joe Btfsplk II
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Assigned to Unit

Biggs Field, TX 79918, USA 15 September 1942 Assigned as an Aerial Gunner with the 303BG/427BS at, Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas.

Other

Mission #1, SGT Paul D. Ferguson, w/B-17F 41-24610, 303BG/427BS

Lorient, France 30 December 1942 Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24610 "Joe BTFSPLK", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #2, SGT Paul D. Ferguson, w/B-17F 41-24610, 303BG/427BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 3 January 1943 Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24610 "Joe BTFSPLK", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK.

Other

Killed on Mission (KOM)

13 January 1943 It is believed that he died of anoxia (oxygen deprivation) while at his Tail Gunner crew station. He was dead when the aircraft returned to base.

Other

Mission #3, SGT Paul D. Ferguson, w/B-17F 41-24610, 303BG/427BS - KOM

Lille, France 13 January 1943 Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24610 "Joe BTFSPLK", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works, Lille, France. Died of anoxia. KOM

Buried

California Remains repatirated to the United States, California.

Revisions

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Lee Cunningham 16-Jan-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Jan-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 3-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/009.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Jan-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 30-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 16-Jan-2016. Added Assigned to Unit event per 303BG, website, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/

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Lee Cunningham 16-Jan-2016. Added initial assignment info to Summary Biography; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission pere 303BG, website, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/

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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, 496, NARA