Lewis H Utley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Lewis Utley was Navigator on B-17 #42-5717 on the 16 February 1943 mission to the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. The aircraft was attacked by fighters and Pilot William Warner was killed by enemy fire. Co-Pilot Arnold Carlson continued the flight but a/c crashed near Guillac, 7km SW of Ploërmel (Morbihan), France. Killed In Action (KIA).

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Colon E Neeley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6964897
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

William H Warner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17019928 at enlistment, then O-437894
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
William Williams

William E Williams

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14058038
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Claiborne Waddell Wilson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14068222
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

24 September 1941 New York City, New York

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Guillac, France 16 February 1943

Buried

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial After the war, his remains were brought to the Brittany American Cemetery, where Lewis Utley rests at Plot J, Row 8, Grave 15

Born

Enlisted

Enlisted

Enlisted

Born

Illinois
Queens County, New York

Buried

cemetery in Guillac, France

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

MACR 15472
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 4-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15472; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15472 / MACR 15472, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 79 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database