41-24344
Assigned 326BS/92BG Bovingdon 20-Aug-42; 414BS/97BG Polebrook 28-Aug-42; Missing in Action on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. This was 97th's first mission 21-Oct-42, shot down and crashed Plouescat, near Morlaix, France. 8KIA 2POW Missing Air Crew Report 15352.
P Capt John M. Bennett (POW); CP 1Lt William F. Galey (KIA)
N 1Lt Robert E. Jackson (POW); B 1Lt Thomas L. Morgan (KIA),
E/TTG SSgt George W. Wright (KIA); RO Sgt McCleary H. Harper (KIA)
BTG Sgt John D. Hyman (KIA); WG Sgt William J. Thompson (KIA)
WG SSgt Jim D. Combs (KIA); TG Sgt Andrew L. Jackson (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-427119
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6255000
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-438570
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Communications Officer, Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34059923
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14048849
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 21 October 1942
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Plouescat, France | 21 October 1942 | Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed at Plouescat near Morlaix, France. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-Nov-2014. Added 97BG place association and corrected Mission association.
Lee Cunningham 18-Nov-2014. Added FTR details and formatted Description.
Lee Cunningham 27-Oct-2014. Edits to crew names, Missing Air Crew Report (MACR)15352.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15352 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database