BTG, Hartje crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 883. Killed in Action (KIA). The pilot, 2Lt Hartje, reported hearing S/Sgt Boykin say his guns were shot away. He was ordered to get out of the ball turret but never did possibly due to wounds. His body was found in the aircraft wreckage by the Germans.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 381st Bomb Group
Bombardier, Hartje crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 883. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag VIIA.
Kentucky
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Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
LWG, Hartje crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 883. Killed in Action (KIA). The #2 and #3 engines were on fire. The waist gunners hadn't heard the...
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Military | Captain | Pilot | 381st Bomb Group
Pilot, Hartje crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 883. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag VIIA.
Illinois
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 381st Bomb Group
Co-pilot, Hartje crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 883. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag XIIID.
Illinois
POW
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer | 381st Bomb Group
ETTG, Hartje crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 883. Killed in Action (KIA). S/Sgt Kaseman was last reported bailing out of the plane. His body was...
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 381st Bomb Group
Radio operator, Hartje crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 883. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVIIB.
Louisiana
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 381st Bomb Group
Navigator, Hartje crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 833. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag XIIID.
California
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
Tail gunner, Hartje crew. 381st G, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 883. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag XIIID.
Maryland
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
RWG, Hartje crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29765 'Nip and Tuck'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 883. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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...
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Aircraft
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/43; Walker 27/2/43; Salina 10/3/43; Presque 5/4/43; Assigned 95BG SWEET 17 Framlingham17/4/43; transferred 338BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 18/4/43; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 533BS/381BG [VP-R] Ridgewell 14...
Missions
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8 October 1943
The shipyards and industrial areas of Bremen, Germany are the primary targets for this mission, but cloud cover causes some formations to bomb targets of opportunity. The attacking elements have been summarized below:
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Events
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Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany |
8 October 1943 |
Died |
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8 October 1943 |