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Assigned to 451BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Nantes 19-Jul-44, hit by flak in port engine, wing collapsed, spun in. Crashed left bank of Loire river. 2 x POW, 6 x KIA MACR 7046

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Units served with

322nd Bomb Group

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

People

James Joseph Burns

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-673217
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

William Edward Eustace Canfield

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12046122 / O-793729
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Jack Hartman Chidester

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39843984
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Hugo Edward Conforti

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31126798 / O-802642
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Wilburn Wade Hampton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36048381
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Nantes, France 19 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Nantes 19-Jul-44

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Sources

MACR 7046 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database