Donald R Houser

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

[ Badly damaged on a mission to Leipzig on 20 Feb 1944, B-17F #42-5859 crash landed near Bozeat, Northamptonshire. RTD. ] Donald Houser was Ball Turret gunner on B-17F #42-5788 "AOG, Not In Stock", shot down after being attacked by five ME109s and crashed in Duffel, 8km NE of Mechelen, Belgium, on a mission to Büden, Germany on 22 February 1944. Killed in Action (KIA). He is still listed as Missing In Action (MIA) and his name is on the Tablets of the Missing at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium.

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Homer Milven Howard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-688592
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Eugene Harold Kannapel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36476463
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

John Russell Morrin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-803848
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Richard Xavier Sheehan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

George Ryan Weinbrenner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-375016
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Observer

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 22 February 1944

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Added a connection to the A/C #42-5859 listed in the "Summary biography".

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MACR 2647
ABMC website

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2647 / MACR 2647, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database