Irving J Moore

Military
media-44185.jpeg UPL 44185 A bomber crew of the 381st Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed Lucky Strike.

Front row: Irving Moore, March Schneider, Wallace Chappell, Forrest Lane
Back row: Paul Ellis, Raplph Hooper, William Provonsha, Joseph Clement, Edmond Connors, Benjamin Dranhoff

PK Ellis’s grandson

Object Number - UPL 44185 - A bomber crew of the 381st Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed Lucky Strike. Front row: Irving Moore, March Schneider, Wallace...

September 1943 - September 1944. September 1, 1943, arrived in Prestwick with poor visibility. Landed on beach near Troon with no injuries in B-17 #42-30801.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Wallace W Chappell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Edmond R Connors

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 22089463
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Radio Operator

William W Provonsha

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15329292
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-29923

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pappy's Hellions III / Lucky Strike
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 305th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron 532nd Bomb Squadron

42-97594

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dry Gulcher
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 532nd Bomb Squadron

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Arrived in the UK

Troon, South Ayrshire, UK 1 September 1943 Landed on a beach nearby.

Based

2 September 1943

Died

2 July 1993

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLucy May
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From existing information in the Biography field.

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ContributorAAM
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; Wall of Valor Form, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 260 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 44185 - A bomber crew of the 381st Bomb Group, with their...