42-30303 Raider II
via Brad Schwartz
Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Kearney 26/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG [TS-M2] Rougham 13/6/43; Missing in Action Duren 20/10/43 with George Lohlein, Co-pilot: Bob Snyder, Navigator: Bill Troutman, Bombardier: Francis Courtney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Rae, Radio Operator: Lloyd Caubble, Ball turret gunner: Ed Owens, Waist gunner: George Carney, Waist gunner: Alf Canavan, Tail gunner: Laverne Pliler (10 Killed in Action); mech problem, crashed North Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 903. RAIDER II.
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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: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36243421
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39544319
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18137386
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20114141 / O-673781
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12025866 / O-529439
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
North Sea | 20 October 1943 |
Revisions
Corrected the spelling of the surname "Lohlein" per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56291826.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56291826/george-b-lohlein
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 903 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database