8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-B] Presque Is 20/10/42; Grafton Underwood 29/10/42; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Ray Halliday, Co-pilot: Russ Brooke, Navigator: Bob Curtis, Bombardier: Clarry Veach, Radio Operator: Joe McKegney, Waist gunner: Alf Jawerewski (6 Prisoner of War), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Shaver, Waist gunner: Tony Marandola, Tail gunner: Duane Lawhead (3 evaded capture), Ball turret gunner: Steve Dorko (Killed in Action); mech failure, crashed Buchy, 19 miles SE of Dieppe, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1344 & 2155. RIGOR MORTIS.
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
The 305th Bombardment Group (Heavy), nicknamed "Can Do" was activated 1-March-1942 at Salt Lake City Air Base, Utah which was their primary training base until 11-Jun-1942 when they relocated to Geiger Field, Washington until 29-Jun-1942, then on to...
Squadron
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17#4224591 'Rigor Mortis. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 29 May 1943 in B-17 #4229742. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base. Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17#4224591 'Rigor Mortis. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17#4224591 'Rigor Mortis. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Flight Officer | Pilot | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17#4224591 'Rigor Mortis. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17#4224591 'Rigor Mortis. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17#41-24591 'Rigor Mortis. ' Evaded.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17#4224591 'Rigor Mortis. ' Evaded.
DFC; Bronze Star
Anthony's death was reported in the Vol '88 edition of Can Do Notes
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17#4224591 'Rigor Mortis. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17#4224591 'Rigor Mortis. ' Evaded.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 29 May 1943 in B-17 #4229742. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base. Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17#4224591 'Rigor Mortis. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military site : airfield
Chelveston was adapted and expanded in preparation for the arrival of American forces. Rather than heavy bombers, the first aircraft to fly from its runways were C-47 Skytrains that were flown by the 60th Troop Carrier Group in July 1942. The first...
Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...
Military site : airfield
Event | Location | Date |
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Manufactured | Seattle, WA, USA | 1942 |
Delivered | Presque Isle, ME, USA | 20 October 1942 |
Presque Isle 20-Oct-42. |
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Assigned | Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14, UK | 29 October 1942 |
Based with 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed | 76750 Buchy, France | 6 September 1943 |
Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 mech failure, crashed Buchy, 19 miles SE of Dieppe. 3 x EVD, 6 x POW, 1 x KIA MACR 1344 & 2155. |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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30 September 2017 12:45:06 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28692647?terms=41-24591 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:40:03 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1344 / MACR 2155 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |