Everett Bartholomew
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N, '"We Dood It". Prisoner of War (POW).
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Robert E Ralph
Military
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General Orders #41, 1st Air Division, 3 February 1944
Shot down by enemy aircraft on a mission to Brunswick, 30 January 1944 in B-17F 42-5444 JD-N, "WE DOOD IT". Killed in Action MACR# 2263
He flew 22 combat missions.
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri
Service
People
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Jack Bishop
Military | Technical Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brunswick in B-17 42-5444 'We Dood It" 30-Jan-44; shot down by fighters Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263 Awards: PH. -
Arthur Canziani
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263 Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri -
Edward Davis
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263 Final Resting Place or Memorial: Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. -
Robert Grimes
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N, "We Dood It". Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2263 ... -
Francis Nelson
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot, Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x combat missions. Accident on 9-Oct-43 on slow-timing flight of B-17 41-24529. RTD ... -
Burton Ross
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N, "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). Final Resting Place or Memorial: Arlington National Cemetery, Fort Myer, Virginia -
James Seibel
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 384th Bomb Group
shot down by enemy aircraft on a mission to Brunswick, Germany, 30 January 1944 in B-17F 42-5444 JD-N, "WE DOOD IT". Killed in Action. MACR 2263 Final Resting Place or Memorial: Missouri -
Thomas Vezina
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, 30 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-5444 JD-N "We Dood It". Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2263 ...
Units served with
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384th Bomb Group
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by... -
545th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-5444 "WE DOOD IT"
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 10/12/42; Salina 7/1/43; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-C] Molesworth 2/6/43; 403AD Langford Lodge 5/7/43; 545BS/384BG [JD-N] Grafton Underwood 11/8/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 30/1/44 with Burton Ross, Navigator: Art Caziani, Bombardier:...
Missions
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8th Air Force 200
30 January 1944
This mission has the aviation industry at Brunswick, Germany as the primary target. The mission is composed of a combined force pf 777 heavy bomber aircraft despatched in three elements: 1st Bomb Division; 2nd Bomb Division and 3rd Bomb Division. The...
Associated Place
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Grafton Underwood
Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Wellsburg, West Virginia, USA | |
| Died | 30 January 1944 | |
| Buried | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 06 December 2017 12:44:14 | Lucy May | Changes to events |
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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=6405 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 January 2015 22:14:15 | bombercommand | Changes to biography |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 January 2015 22:06:00 | bombercommand | Changes to middlename, service number, biography, person associations, place associations, mission associations and media associations |
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384THBOMBGROUP.COM |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:23:20 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2263 / MACR 2263, 8th AF Losses, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=r... / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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