Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) 15-Aug-44 in B-17 43-37838 'Fearless Fosdick'; Crashed near Beane, Evaded (EVD)
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
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Military | Captain | Pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) 15-Aug-44 in B-17 43-37838 'Fearless Fosdick' ; Crashed near Beane, Evaded (EVD)
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Units served with
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Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
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Aircraft
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 27/5/44; Hunter 6/6/44; Grenier 15/6/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-A] Molesworth 27/6/44; Missing in Action Weisbaden 15/8/44 with Capt Arnold Litman, Co-pilot: Larry Stein, Navigator: Wayne Krouskup, Flight engineer/top turret gunner...
Missions
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15 August 1944
Airfields in NW Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium are the primary targets for this mission. 8th Air Force despatches a total of 932 aircraft. The raid is coordinated with 1,000 Royal Air Force (RAF) heavy bombers and Mosquitos attacking 9 airfields...
Associated Place
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Military site : airfield
Molesworth was one of the early stations used by the Eighth Air Force in the UK, first occupied by the 15th Bomb Squadron’s Douglas Bostons in June 1942. Built in 1940 and extended and improved in 1942, Molesworth is most associated with the 303rd...
Events
Event |
Location |
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Born |
Jackson County, MO |
11 November 1923 |
Son of Harry George and Effie Laveta Card.
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Lived in |
Independence, MO |
1942 |
Worked at North American Aviation, Kansas City.
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Based |
Molesworth |
1944 – 15 August 1944 |
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
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Force Landed EVD |
Beaune, France |
15 August 1944 |
Failed to Return (FTR) 15-Aug-44 in B-17 43-37838 'Fearless Fosdick'; Crashed near Beane, Evaded (EVD)
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Died |
Independence, MO |
25 April 1985 |
Buried |
Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, MO |
May 1985 |
Mound Grove Cemetery
Independence,
Jackson County, MO
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