Francis Raymond Taub
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: 2Lt Francis R Taub, 2Lt John T Cooper Jr, 2Lt Charles Peckham Johnson
Front R-L: S/Sgt Warren F Chrisman, Sgt James Paul Spencer, Sgt James L. Hollowell, S/Sgt Chester Stanley Maluchnik, S/Sgt Michael A Dugan Jr, Sgt Elmer D McWilliams
Object Number - UPL 37407 - "Lt Taub and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 1 February 1945." Rear L-R: 2Lt...
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 19 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-17 43-39160; Shot down by ME262's, crashed near Westerade on 20-Mar-45 Held A/C level for crew to bale out, last seen on catwalk to escape hatch before spin. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13569
Awards: AM(OLC), PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2072770
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36170013
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39725831
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39704294
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St Louis, Missouri, USA | 19 March 1922 | Son of Marie Taub. |
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Enlisted |
St Louis, MO | 15 October 1942 | |
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Died |
Westerade, Germany | 20 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-17 43-39160; Shot down by ME262's, crashed near Westerade on 20-Mar-45 KIA MACR 13569 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 20 March 1945 | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, St Louis, MO | Re-Interred Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum Saint Louis, St Louis City, MO |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13569 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database