Alfred John Canavan

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Lohlein crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Duren 20-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30303 'Raider'; Mechanical trouble caused plane to crash into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 903



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

George B Lohlein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12025866 / O-529439
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30303

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Raider II
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kenosha, WI 5 June 1917 NoK: Brother Carl William Canavan. Son of William and Anna A. Mathilda [Gustafson] Canavan.

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI 3 June 1942 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Died

Off Walcheren Islands 20 October 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Duren 20-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30303 'Raider'; Mechanical trouble caused plane to crash into North Sea. KIA. MACR 903

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Bury St Edmunds 20 October 1943 Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288343/alfred-j-canavan
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Corrected the spelling of the surname "Lohlein" per MACR 903 at fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28612830

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/310952153
https://www.fold3.com/image/686688208
https://www.fold3.com/record/89579946-alfred-j-canavan
https://www.fold3.com/record/529901679-alfred-j-canavan
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288343/alfred-j-canavan

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28612830
https://www.fold3.com/image/310952153
https://www.fold3.com/image/686688208
https://www.fold3.com/record/89579946-alfred-j-canavan
https://www.fold3.com/record/529901679-alfred-j-canavan
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288343/alfred-j-canavan

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 903 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database