Ben Thomas Taucher
Military2 October 1942 on returning from mission to Meaulte, France, crash landed at Gatwick with landing gear retracted. 3 crew members were injured but all returned. Their plane 'Phyllis' B-17F-BO 41-24397 was salvaged. Wounded in Action (WIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379200.jpg.webp?itok=MbsLLiLg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Phyllis
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rock Springs, WY | 14 April 1913 | Son of Blaz and Katherine [Subic] Taucher. |
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Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT | 8 May 1941 | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
30 May 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Rock Springs, WY | 8 December 1991 | |
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Buried |
Rock Springs cemetery, WY | 11 December 1991 | Rock Springs cemetery Rock Springs, WY |
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Based |
Chelveston | Assigned to 325BS, 301BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/70013108-ben-t-taucher
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https://www.fold3.com/image/599217956?terms=Ben%20Taucher
https://www.fold3.com/record/628989054-ben-taucher-1913
https://www.301bg.com/Taucher_Ben_T1157_301BG.cfm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76462477/ben-t-taucher
Lee Cunningham 23-Oct-2014. Connections within web site data; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII Enlistment records.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces by Bishop and Hey, p. 36