42-97594 Dry Gulcher
Delivered Denver 31/12/43; Salt Lake City 4/1/44; 1SAG Langley 25/1/44; Presque Is 27/2/44; Assigned (H2X) 324BS/91BG [DF-B] Bassingbourn 27/4/44; transferred 532BS/381BG [VE-B] Ridgewell 5/7/44; crashed on take off for Peenemunde, at Shalford, Ex. UK 4/8/44 with George Hanley Cuppernall, Co-pilot: Capt Irving Moore, Navigator: Russ Radley, Bombardier: Chas Young, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Yankton, Radio Operator: Frank Heinze, obs-Capt Francis Hawkins, Waist gunner: Loren Murphy, Waist gunner: Lt Jim Sneed (9 Returned to Duty), Tail gunner: Harry Norris (Killed in Action), of the rest only Heinze & Murphy not WIA; Salvaged 5/8/44. DRY GULCHER.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35093005
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13106290
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-703812
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37468634
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-743648
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Shalford, UK | 5 July 1944 |