Joseph Gross

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media-21951.jpeg UPL 21951 James M Bradley (Lower right, front row) and crew. 8th AF, 96th Bomb Group, 339th Squadron, England 1943.
Top row, left to right: Hendrix, Gates, Reeser, Norton, Gross.
Bottom row , left to right. James Bradley, Wiggins, Scott, Cole (Cole was pilot that went down with plane when they were shot down over France, Jan 1944 James M Bradley

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Object Number - UPL 21951 - James M Bradley (Lower right, front row) and crew. 8th AF, 96th Bomb Group, 339th Squadron, England 1943. Top row, left to right: Hendrix, Gates,...

Shot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30665 'Hunyak'. Downed by flak and fighters. Crashed near Royan, France. Evaded. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 919.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

James Merrit Bradley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18067993 at enlistment, then O-726116
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Donald Charles Cole

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19038435 at enlistment, then O-421049
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert Finney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6394292
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Richard Joseph Gatesman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13012941
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Clarence Cecil Norton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14134415
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-30665

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hunyak
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 25 January 1922

Other

Evaded (EVD)

17200 Royan, France 5 January 1944 - 10 August 1944 After landing near Royan, France, he was helped in his evasion by French citizens and Résistance members. He was flown back from France on 10 August 1944, landing at Harrington, UK, the following day.

Died

Voorhees, NJ ,USA 28 May 1996

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 2014
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 919

Date
ContributorBrian E Gross
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Added date of death and location

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2014 / MACR 2014; Combat Chronology; Snetterton Falcons pg 97 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2014, 8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial

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