42-30259 Damifino ii
100th BG Archives
Object Number - UPL 37755 - DAMIFINO 230259 XR-N on Mission to Trondheim, Norway in July 1943.
Delivered Cheyenne 8/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/4/43; Kearney 27/5/43; Dow Fd 7/6/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-N] Thorpe Abbotts 10/6/43. Was flying on a practice flight 24 September 1943 to test PFF equipment and technique. Intercepted and shot down by enemy night raider who KO’d #3 engine. Ditched North Sea. Five men rescued by Royal Navy torpedo boats : Pilot John G. Gossage, Bombardier Theodore J. Don, Flight engineer/top turret gunner William S. Humphrey, Radio Operator Michael W. Gillen, Tail gunner Bruce E. Alshouse (5 Returned to Duty). Five men died : Co-pilot William S. Grier, Navigator Ward J. Dalton Jr, Ball turret gunner Francis J. DeCooman, Left Waist gunner Clyde O. Lovell, Right Waist gunner Ralph Schulte (5 Killed in Action). Missing Air Crew Report 778. DAMIFINO II.
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Units served with
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- 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: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17051757
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12046800 at enlistment, then O-673491
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36264332
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31002387 at enlistment, then O-676883
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32391944
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 24 September 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Ditched North Sea |
North Sea | 24 September 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 778 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
