41-24510 Snoozy II
Assigned 367BS/306BG Westover 16-Aug-42; to Thurleigh 27-Sep-42; Missing in Action Lille 9-Oct-42 shot down by hptm Priller (III/JG26), crashed railway line Tournai, near Nechin (Menen), Belgium; (first aircraft loss of group) MACR 6706. SNOOZY II. 6 KIA, 1 POW, 2 EVD.
P Capt John W. Olsen (KIA); CP 2Lt Joseph N. Gates (KIA);
N 2Lt William J. Gise (EVD); B 2Lt Albert W. LaChasse (POW);
E/TTG TSgt Erwin Wissenback (EVD); RO TSgt Thomas W. Dynan (KIA),
BTG SSgt Bruce Nicholson (KIA), WG SSgt Truman C. Wilder (KIA)
TG SSgt Bert E. Kaylor (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32190053
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-726221
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-660484
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14077938
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-726044
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1942
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Néchin, 7730 Estaimpuis, Belgium | 9 October 1942 |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 24-Oct-2014. Missing AIr Crew Report (MACR) 6706. Connections within web site data.
Lee Cunningham 24-Oct-2014. Missing AIr Crew Report (MACR) 6706. Connections within web site data.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 6706 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database