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B - 17 ( 43-38725 )
Charles O. Norris – Co-Pilot Raymond H. Buthe – Pilot Marvin L. Brawer – Navigator Curtis G. Chapman – Bombardier
John M. Flynn – Engineer Anthony R. Demarco – Radio Operator Charles R. Agnatovich – Ball Turret Gunner
Douglas Aldrich - Waist Gunner John W. Lafferty Jr. – Waist Gunner Ralph B. Corning - Tail Gunner
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Sgt. Charles Agantovich. This photograph was taken during training.
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Sgt Charles Richard Agantovich, ball turret gunner on B-17 43-38725 "Cookie" 708th BS, 447th BG, was KIA on 30 November 1944
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Sgt. Ralph Corning, 708 BS, 447th BG. Tail Gunner on 43-38725 "Cookie" KIA 30 November 1944
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Lt. Marvin L. Brawer, 708th BS, 447th BG. Navigator on 43-38725 "Cookie". KIA 30 November 1944 over Zeitz, Germany
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Lt. Marvin L. Brawer, 708th BS, 447th BG. Navigator on 43-38725 "Cookie". KIA 30 November 1944 over Zeitz, Germany
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Lt. Marvin L. Brawer, 708th BS, 447th BG. Navigator on 43-38725 "Cookie". KIA 30 November 1944 over Zeitz, Germany
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Lt Charles Oliver Norris, Co-pilot for 43-38725 "Cookie" 708th BS, 447th BG, KIA 30 November 1944 over Germany
Delivered Lincoln 12/9/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 28/9/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 30/11/44 with Ray Buthe, Chas Norris, Marvin Brawer, Tony DeMarco, Chas Agantovich, Ralph Corning (6 Killed in Action); Curtis Chapman, John Flynn, John Lafferty (3 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Leipzig, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11149.
Service
Units
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Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces...
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People
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Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #43-38725. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 43-38725. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30-Nov-44 in B-17 43-38725. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 43-38725. Mission: Lumkendorf Oil Refinery, Merseburg, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany.
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Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 43-38725. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 43-38725. Killed in Action.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down the 30th of November 1944 in B-17 #4338725. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 43-38725. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #43-38725. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Places
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Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force in 1942, Rattlesden had three concrete runways, 50 hardstandings and two dispersed T2 hangars. Intended to be a twin-engine B-26 bomber base, it was originally a satellite for nearby Rougham, and first occupied from...
Events
Event |
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Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany |
30 November 1944 |