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Delivered Denver 13/12/43; Langley 14/1/44; Presque Is 11/2/44; Assigned 482BG (H2S) Alconbury 19/2/44; transferred 365BS/305BG [WF-E] Chelveston 20/3/44;



Missing in Action Merseburg 24/8/44 with

Lt Col Chas Normand (Com pilot),

Co-pilot: Bob Polich,

Navigator: Vernon Nuefeld,

Bombardier: Lester Sorensen,

Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Larry Arthurs,

Radio Operator: Irving Patterson,

m/op-Walt Russell,

Waist gunner: Carl Anderson,

Tail gunner: Lt John Geissler,

radnav-Lt Lloyd Gatewood (366BS) (10POW-all bailed OK); flak damage, exploded in mid-air, crashed Hunteburg, S of Diepholz, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8208.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39913819
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37250224
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-757481
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Radar Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-822684
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-886968
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 24 August 1944

Revisions

Date
Changes
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Gilles Pepin

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Changes
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Me

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Contributorphil marchese
Changes
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Cortected mfg'r

Date
Changes
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From Gilles Pepin

Date
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My own extensive research, getting ready to produce a 1:32 scale model for the family of the bombardier, Lester Sorensen.

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
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Changed 364th Bomb Squadron to 365th Bomb Squadron after checking MACR 8208.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8208 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database