42-39897

Delivered Long Beach 1/10/43; Gr Island 31/10/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-O] Horham 1/12/43; 8m, Missing in Action Evreux, Fr; 6/2/44 with Leo Hamby, Co-pilot: Horace Peay, Navigator: Dick Burke, Bombardier: Dominick Denare, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Allen Gaudet, Radio Operator: Francis Bleyenberg, Ball turret gunner: Gus Burgo,Tail gunner: Bill Starns (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Clarry Leslie, Waist gunner: Don Reboulet (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft hit #3 & #4, set wing alight then exploded in mid-air, crashed SE of Arbonne, near Fountainbleau, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2199.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Francis G Bleyenberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Augustine Burgo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32271823
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Richard A Burke

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Dominick Denare

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Allen J Gaudet

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

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Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

France 6 February 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

https://95thbgdb.com/aircraft/213 

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2199 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database