Arthur Brunnet

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 3 January 1943 in B-17F 41-24526 'Leaping Liz' while serving as Ball Turret Gunner. Target was U/B yards (submarines) at St. Nazaire, France. Fighters attacked and plane crashed into Bay of Biscay. Killed in Action (KIA). Participated in 6 Operations - 2 Aborts (See Biography events)

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Units served with

303rd Bomb Group

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

358th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24526

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Leapin Liz
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

41-24580

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Hellcat Agnes : No Monkey Business
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

41-24606

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Werewolf
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

VIII Bomber Command 28

Date: 3 January 1943

VIII Bomber Command 27

Date: 30 December 1942
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VIII Bomber Command 26

Date: 20 December 1942
Official Description:

A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 305th Bomb Group, in formation returning from Lille. Printed caption on reverse: 'Vapor trails made by Boeing B-17's returning from Lille, France. US Air Force Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'KY-A, 25085?. KY-B, 124591 "Rigor Mortis". KY-C, 25078. JJ-Q, 25060. JJ-R, 123614 "Snafu". XK-U "Wham Bam". XK-P "Flapper".

VIII Bomber Command 24

Date: 6 December 1942
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VIII Bomber Command 22

Date: 22 November 1942
Official Description:

Places

Molesworth

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Other Mission #1 SGT Arthur Burnnet, w/B-17F 41-24580, 303BG/358BS	Saint-Nazaire, France	18 November 1942	Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24580, "Hell Cat", 303BG/358BS on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. (RTB OK).
Other Mission #2 SGT Arthur Burnnet, w/B-17F 41-24580, 303BG/358BS	Lorient, France	22 November 1942	Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24580, "Hell Cat", 303BG/358BS on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. (RTB OK).
Other Mission #3 SGT Arthur Brunnet, w/B-17F 41-24580 - Aborted	Lille, France	6 December 1942	Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24580, "Hell Cat", 303BG/358BS Mission was to bomb the Carriage and Wagon Works at Lille, France but mechanical failures forced the Pilot to abort the mission.
Other Mission #4 SGT Arthur Brunnet, w/B-17F 41-24580, 303BG/358BS - Aborted	Romilly-sur-Seine, France	20 December 1942	Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24580, "Hell Cat", 303BG/358BS Mission was to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France but mechanical failures forced to Pilot to abort the mission.
Other Mission #5 Arthur Brunnet, w/B-17F 41-24606, 303G/358BS	Lorient, France	30 December 1942	Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24606 "Werewolf", 303BG/358BS on mission to bomb the U-boat pens at Lorient, France. (RTB OK).
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	Saint-Nazaire, France	3 January 1943	Killed when aircraft was shot down by enemy fighters and crashed into the sea near the target. His remains have never been recovered.
Other Mission #6 SGT Arthur Brunnet w/B-17F 41-24526, 303BG/358BS KIA	Saint-Nazaire, France	3 January 1943	Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24526 "Leapin' Liz", 303BG/358BS on mission to bomb the torpedo storage areas at St. Nazaire, France (KIA)
Born	Portage, Pennsylvania
Other Commemorated	Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK		Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery

Revisions

Date10 Aug 2015 20:41:54

ContributorLee8thbuff

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Lee Cunningham 10-Aug-2015. Corrected typo in Mission #5 date.

Date10 Aug 2015 20:40:18

ContributorLee8thbuff

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Lee Cunningham 10-Aug-2015 Added A/C Model to Mission #5 & #6 events titles.

Date10 Aug 2015 20:37:13

ContributorLee8thbuff

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Lee Cunningham 10-Aug-2015. Added Unit to Mission #5 title.

Date10 Aug 2015 20:35:02

ContributorLee8thbuff

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Lee Cunningham 10-Aug-43. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website Mission Report of 3-Jan-43, Gary Moncur, historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/009.pdf and made connections to AIrcraft and Missions.

Date13 Jan 2015 20:50:37

ContributorLee8thbuff

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Lee Cunningham 13-Jan-2015. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 7650; added decorations and Commemoration event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; added crew position and made minor edits to biography.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:03:59

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7650 / MACR 7650,Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 60 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database