Stanley C Guiou

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 4 March 1943 in B-17 #42-5129 while serving as Waist Gunner. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).



Air Medal, Purple Heart

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5129

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Maine

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 4 March 1943 Aircraft shot down by German fighters into the North Sea. His remains were never recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Netherlands American Cemetery, 6269 NA Migraten, The Netherlands Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 14-Nov-2014. Edit to Summary Biography.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 14-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 2749; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2749 / MACR 2749, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1, p. 88 by Bishop & Hey / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database