Stanley M Van Dyke

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media-27906.jpeg UPL 27906 305th Bomb Group crew in front of B-17 #41-24564 'Patches', 5 June 1943.
Back row, left to right: ?, ?, 1/Lt Bertram H Kaplan, ?, ?, ?
Front row, left to right: ?, ?, ?, 1/Lt Stanley M Van Dyke with mascot teddy bear, Capt Cunningham

Crew members identified by user 'patootie' on Fold3: https://www.fold3.com/image/161228954

Object Number - UPL 27906 - 305th Bomb Group crew in front of B-17 #41-24564 'Patches', 5 June 1943. Back row, left to right: ?, ?, 1/Lt Bertram H Kaplan, ?, ?, ? Front row,...

Missing in action on a mission to Bremen

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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

Aircraft

41-24564

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Patches (was originally named Cunningham's Coffin after the pilot, but no nose art carried)
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

42-5125

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Died

13 June 1943
California, USA

Buried

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