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BTG, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5845 'Whale Tail II'. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Killed in Action. Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge AMC.
Thompson, GA
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
TG, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5845 'Whale Tail'. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 381st Bomb Group
Navigator, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #425845 'Whale Tail'. Mission #51 to submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Tablets of the Missing at...
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
RWG, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5845 'Whale Tail'. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 381st Bomb Group
Pilot, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #425845 'Whale Tail II'. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Tablets of the Missing at...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 381st Bomb Group
Bombardier, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5845 'Whale Tail'. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Tablets of the Missing at...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 381st Bomb Group
Radio operator, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5845 'Whale Tail'. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Tablets of the Missing...
Military | Flight Officer | Co-Pilot | 381st Bomb Group
Co-pilot, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5845 'Whale Tail'. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). Tablets of the Missing at...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Flight Engineer, Top Turret Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
ETTG, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down on 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5845 'Whale Tail II'. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Killed in Action. Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge AMC.
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Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 381st Bomb Group
LWG, Canelake crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down on 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5845 'Whale tail II'. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1724. Killed in Action. Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge AMC.
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Group
The 381st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Ridgewell, Essex between June 1943 and April 1945. The Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations, the first for bombing shipyards at Bremen, whilst under heavy attack, on 8 October 1943 and...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Long Beach 17/3/43; Pueblo 10/4/43; Smoky Hill 7/5/43; Dow Fd 24/5/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-A] Ridgewell 25/5/43 with Capt Dave Kunkel Sq CO, Capt George Shackley Ops off, Elton Jukes assistant Ops off, Paul Stull eng off, Bill Dailey S-2...
20 December 1943
The port area of Bremen is the target for 546 heavy bombers. The total includes 12 PFF-equipped B-17s from 482BG. All 12 of these are effective on the target and 11 are damaged. The bomber gunners of this element claim 1-1-0 (this total included with...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Thompson, Georgia, USA | |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | North Sea | 20 December 1943 |
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Tablets of the Missing |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 30 December 2017 19:10:53 | ARowe95 | Changes to service number, biography, events, person associations, place associations and mission associations |
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ARowe95 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 August 2015 15:39:55 | Lucyd | Changes to awards and events |
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Combined two entries into a single entry. Record includes information from the following sources: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:16:43 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 1724 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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