Samuel R Detwiler Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Kneeling, from left : Pilot Harold H. Tucker; Copilot Robert A. Greenwood; Navigator Samuel R. Detwiler Jr; Bombardier Walter Slemensky.
Standing, from left : Engineer/Gunner Lawrence L. Witt; Radio Operator James A. Davis Jr; Ball Turret Gunner Willis D. Boatright; Top Turret Gunner Lloyd D. Stoller; Tail Gunner Jennings C. Greuter.
[ Not pictured : Waist Gunner Lavern R. Maisak ] - Picture courtesy of Laura Edge, daughter of Engineer Lawrence Witt.
Corrected position of the men in the photo
Object Number - UPL 22015 - The Harold Tucker Crew pictured in front of "Our Baby" in Dalhart, Texas, 1944. Kneeling, from left : Pilot Harold H. Tucker; Copilot Robert A....
Samuel Detwiler was a Navigator in the 96th Bomb Group / 339th Bomb Squadron. Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-107123. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34071991
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32740208
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12099172 and O-818664
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35545269
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19011806
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States | 9 September 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
Usingen, Germany | 12 May 1944 | |
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Born |
Connecticut, United States | ||
| Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States | |||
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery | His remains were brought back to the US after the war. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5359; Snetterton Falcons, pg 133 & 147