Charles Agantovich
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 43-38725. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Curtis G Chapman
Military
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Lt. Curtis Chapman
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STANDING: LEFT TO RIGHT John M. Flynn – Engineer Anthony R. Demarco – Radio Operator Charles R. Agnatovich – Ball Turret Gunner Douglas Aldrich - Waist Gunner John W. Lafferty Jr. – Waist Gunner Ralph B. Corning - Tail Gunner KNEELING Charles O. Norris – Co-Pilot Raymond H. Buthe – Pilot Marvin L. Brawer – Navigator Curtis G. Chapman – Bombardier
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Bomber crew lead by Lt. Raymond Buthe.
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This crew photograph was taken during training. Back Row / L to R: S/Sgt. John "Jack" Flynn, Sgt. Douglas Aldrich, Sgt. Charles Agantovich, Sgt. Anthony De Marco, Sgt. John Lafferty Jr., Sgt. Ralph Corning. Front Row / L to R: Lt. Charles Norris, Lt. Raymond Buthe, Lt. Curtis Chapman, Lt. Marvin Brawer
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Standing L/R Lt Ramond Buthe - Lt Marvin Brawer Kneeling L/R Lt Charles Norris - Lt Curtis Chapman
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 43-38725. Mission: Lumkendorf Oil Refinery, Merseburg, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany.
POW
Service
People
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Marvin Brawer
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 43-38725. Killed in Action (KIA). -
Raymond Buthe
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #4338725. Killed in Action (KIA). -
Ralph Corning
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 43-38725. Killed in Action (KIA). -
Anthony De Marco
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #4338725. Killed in Action (KIA). -
John Flynn
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down the 30th of November 1944 in B-17 #4338725. Prisoner of War (POW). ... -
John Lafferty
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 43-38725. Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Charles Norris
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #4338725. Killed in Action (KIA).
Units served with
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
447th Bomb Group
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces... -
708th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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43-38725
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Lincoln 12/9/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 28/9/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 30/11/44 with Ray Buthe, Chas Norris, Marvin Brawer, Tony DeMarco, Chas Agantovich, Ralph Corning (6 Killed in Action); Curtis Chapman, John...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Raymond, Illinois, USA | |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | Germany | 30 November 1944 |
| Died | 10 August 1963 | |
| Buried | Raymond, Illinois |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 25 May 2020 13:56:03 | Richard412 | Changes to media associations |
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Source: Richard Frohm (S/Sgt. Jack Flynn) |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 May 2020 15:49:31 | Richard412 | Changes to media associations |
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Source: Richard Frohm (S/Sgt. Jack Flynn) |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 May 2020 15:48:24 | Richard412 | Changes to person associations and unit associations |
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Source: Richard Frohm (S/Sgt. Jack Flynn) |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:06:41 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11149 / MACR 11149, daughter / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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