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A bomber crew of the 96th Bomb Group with the chin turret of their B-17G Flying Fortress. In the back row from left to right: Technical Sergeant George Goetz, Top-Turret gunner; Technical Sergeant Bob Doherty, Radio Operator; Staff Sergeant Luigi Iacoviello, left waist gunner; Staff Sergeant Roy Johnson, Ball Turret operator; Staff Sergeant Everett Johnson, right waist gunner; Staff Sergeant Charles A Haywood, Tail Gunner. In the front row left to right: First Lieutenant Paul Herring, Pilot; Flight Officer Charles Beard, Co-Pilot; Second Lieutenant John Wilson, Navigator; and Second Lieutenant William Wood, Bombardier. Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Laces Aces" 339th sq 96BG Rear L-R T/S Geo Goetz TT, T/S Bob Woherty R/O, S/S Luigi Iacovello LWG, S/S Roy Johnson BTO, S/S Everett Johnson RWG S/S, Charles A Haywood TG. Front L-R 1/LT Paul Herring P, F/O Charles Beard CP, 2/LT John Wilson N, 2/LT William Wood.'
1st mission 14 January 1944. Attacked by fighters on a mission to Berlin and on the return flight with two engines out, B-17F #42-30412 'Mischief Maker II' crashed SSE of Brussels, Belgium on 4 Mar 1944. POW. Luft 6, Luft 4. Stalag 13B, & 7A
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
1st mission 14 January 1944. Attacked by fighters on a mission to Berlin and on the return flight with two engines out, B-17F #42-30412 'Mischief Maker II' crashed SSE of Brussels, Belgium on 4 Mar 1944. POW. Luft 6, Luft 4. Stalag 13B, & 7A
POW
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Plane Mischief Maker II entered combat approximately Jun43 under command of Capt V.L. Iverson after the original Mischief Maker was damaged beyond repair. After this crew completed 25 missions Maj. Iverson was retained for HQ USSTAF, the crew...
Military site : airfield
Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Fall River, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | Germany | 4 March 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 17 November 2017 19:01:16 | Cdog5425 | Changes to person associations |
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Son, Christopher Doherty |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 07 March 2017 15:31:50 | Cdog5425 | Changes to awards |
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Family; son Chris |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 07 March 2017 15:30:49 | Cdog5425 | Changes to nickname and awards |
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Family; son Chris |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:23:13 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3425 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 3425, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Heath pg 90, 117, 231 |
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