John Lynn Boomer

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 23 November 1942 in B-17 #41-024503 'Pandora's Box' while serving as Waist Gunner. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Phillip K Baxter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-727075
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Louis E Emerson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17015920
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

John Stewart Hemingway

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-433981
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Bombardier; Navigator

Fidel Hernandez

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19039467
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Duane Leroy Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17012427 / O-427139
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-24503

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pandora's Box
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Île d'Houat, France 23 November 1942 Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters and crashed into the sea near the Ile d'Houat, France. His remains were never recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge 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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ContributorED-BB
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completed middle name & connected with other crew members

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 30-Nov-2014. Added KIA event per MACR 16162; added Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 5-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16162; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16162 / MACR 16162, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. One by Bishop and Hey, p. 48 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database