Bernarr Houghton Nelson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943. Shot down 22 June 1943 in B-17 #42-5853 'Salvage Queen'. Plane crashed into Channel, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR #14667

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Joseph J Kilb

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

James L Knutson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Robert Earl Linehan

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 35166364
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Edward Leo Lunkenheimer

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 489th Bomb Group 847th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32371427
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Clarence Melvin Stewart

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 37184183
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Event	Location	Date	Description
Other Missing in Action (MIA)	English Channel	22 June 1943	Damaged by enemy aircraft; ditched in the English Channel.
Other Memorial	Cambridge, England		Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing

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Date

Description

Other

Missing in Action (MIA)

English Channel

22 June 1943

Damaged by enemy aircraft; ditched in the English Channel.

Other

Memorial

Cambridge, England