Lester Loyd Guderian

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Lester Guderian was Co-Pilot of B-17 #42-5953 'Skin and Bones'. Collided with B-17 #42-30518 on 4 January 1944. Crashed near Gross-Essepe, between Lingen and Emmen, Germany, near the German/Dutch border. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

George Lafayette Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18104135 at enlistment, then O-677454
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Julius Otto Flusche

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-682316
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

James Willard Golden

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18192819
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Alexander Korolchuk

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 10601117
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Kermit Oliver Lansrud

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39613585
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-5953

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Skin & Bones
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Satin, Texas, USA 4 May 1918

Enlisted

2 April 1941 Dallas, Texas

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 4 January 1944
Satin, Falls County, Texas

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Lester Guderian rests at Plot C, Row 10, Grave 26

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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Added details about crash location

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ContributorED-BB
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WWII Draft card
NARA WWII Enlistment record
ABMC website

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 2017

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

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 2017;
- 8th AF losses; Snetterton Falcons pg 82 and 97

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 2017 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database