41-24491
Assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 15 August 194. Based at Thurleigh 13 October 1942. Missing in Action on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St Nazaire, France 9 November 1942. 6 KIA, 3 POW, 1 EVD - MACR 6012.
P 1Lt Loyal M. Felts (KIA); CP 2Lt Robert J. Jones (POW)
N 2Lt Forrest D. Hartin (EVD); B 2Lt Andrew L. Graham, Jr. (POW)
E/TTG Sgt Richard L. Beers (KIA); RO TSgt John A. Wescott (KIA)
BTG SSgt Charles E. Vonderlieth (KIA); WG Sgt Elden L. Wright (KIA); WG Sgt Doane Hage, Jr. (POW); TG Sgt George P. Bogumill (KIA)
Connections
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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 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13030895
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19078528
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-366259
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-726152
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12057315
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Missions
- Date: 9 November 1942
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Ranlieu / Saint-André-des-Eaux, France | 9 November 1942 | Shot down by anti-aircraft fire, crashed in Ranlieu, 1km East of Saint-André-des-Eaux, France. |
Revisions
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
MACR 6012
Research for evader Navigator Forret D. Hartin's page at www.evasioncomete.org
Lee Cunningham 24-Nov-2014. Deleted duplicate aircraft entry, combined data; edited and formatted crew information; added place and mission connections; edited FTR entry: MACR 6012.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 6012 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database