44-8264

Delivered Dallas 27/7/44; Cheyenne 10/8/44; Grenier 17/8/44; Assigned 366BS/305BG Chelveston 27/8/44; force landed base with electrical fire 31/12/44 with Carl Baker; Missing in Action Kassel 1/1/45 with Bill Osborne, Sam Jones, Forest Tucker, Ellis Price, Joe Grazaitis, Clyde Neidigh, Jim Fitzgerald (7 Prisoner of War); Frank Chaney, Ambrosio Avila, Bob Prehn (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Boedexen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11355.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

People

Ambrosio G Avila

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Edward Hale Brooks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-25815
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Frank G Chaney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

James J Fitzgerald

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Joseph J Grazaitis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 1 January 1945

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11355 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database