Thomas Henry Scott

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media-21951.jpeg UPL 21951 James M Bradley (Lower right, front row) and crew. 8th AF, 96th Bomb Group, 339th Squadron, England 1943.
Top row, left to right: Hendrix, Gates, Reeser, Norton, Gross.
Bottom row , left to right. James Bradley, Wiggins, Scott, Cole (Cole was pilot that went down with plane when they were shot down over France, Jan 1944 James M Bradley

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Object Number - UPL 21951 - James M Bradley (Lower right, front row) and crew. 8th AF, 96th Bomb Group, 339th Squadron, England 1943. Top row, left to right: Hendrix, Gates,...

Shot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30665 'Hunyak'. Evaded. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 918.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

James Merrit Bradley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18067993 at enlistment, then O-726116
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Donald Charles Cole

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19038435 at enlistment, then O-421049
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert Finney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6394292
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Richard Joseph Gatesman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13012941
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Joseph Gross

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13153161
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner

Aircraft

42-30665

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hunyak
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

16 December 1919 Georgia

Enlisted

5 May 1942 Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia

Other

Evaded

5 January 1944 - 9 August 1944 was helped in his evasion of capture by French citizens and members of the Résistance. Left an airfield near Villemont, France on 10 August 1944 and landed the same day in Northampton, UK.
Savannah, Georgia

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 2014
NARA WWII Enlistment records
E&E 918

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2014 / MACR 2014; Snetterton Falcons pg 97 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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