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Wayne P McCallen

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Wayne McCallen was Co-Pilot of B-17 #43-38052 of 305th BG/366th BS when it was shot down in Germany on 17 October 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group.

366th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Karl J Bierman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39556573
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

John Talbot Carper

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13062885
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

James Edgar Hunter

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 38405362
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

Arthur W Lockrem

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 37562821
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Bombardier, Togglier

John Edd Peters

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 38566563
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

43-38052

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

681

Date: 17 October 1944

Places

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Illinois, United States	6 March 1918	the son of Clay J. and Florence S. McCallen
Enlisted	Santa Ana, California, United States	18 March 1943	as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	near Merten, Bornheim, Germany	17 October 1944	died in Germany with the loss of B-17 #43-38052, shot down 17 October 1944. Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 9473
	Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, United States
Buried	Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, United States

Revisions

Date9 Oct 2015 13:42:13

ContributorED-BB

Changes

Sources

MACR 9473
NARA WWII Enlistment records

Date9 Oct 2015 13:34:08

ContributorED-BB

Changes

Sources

Duplicate. Wrong middle initial, which should be "P"

Date27 Sep 2014 18:27:14

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9473