Chester S Voorhis
Military
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UPL 38300
This photo was taken after the 29/7/43 mission to Kiel. from left to right Chester S. Voorhis (BTG) L.J.Fecteau (RO) M.L.Lawrence (Bomb) Joseph W. Kane (Pilot) James C. Meade(Nav)Harry Cornell (C/P) Leroy Pikelis (Eng) Missing from picture is Gene Foster (Lwg) KIA J.J. Vachout (TG) MIA later switched to KIA Charles B. Lozenski (Rwg) Badly wounded spent the next 5 weeks 1 day in the 12th Evac Hospital
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O410629
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 2044662
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734478
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33 350 953
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Patches (was originally named Cunningham's Coffin after the pilot, but no nose art carried)
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sunrise Serenader
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Yankee Gal
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 366th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kayo
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Faithful
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 July 1943
- Date: 26 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
- Date: 17 July 1943
- Date: 4 July 1943