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Assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 16/8/42; took off from Gander (Newfoundland) en route Thurleigh 5-Sep-42 exploded over Atlantic an hour out. (10 KIS) no trace, ditched off Greenland. Missing Air Crew Report 16344.



P 1Lt. John T. Leahy; CP 2Lt Robert R. Landry;

N 2Lt Andrew J. Hoyt; B 2Lt Frank L. Shannon;

E/TTG TSgt William Blakesley; RO Pvt James L. Wiley;

BTG SSgt Leslie R. Pettyjohn; WG SSgt Roland L. Oikle;

TG SSgt Charles H. Carlton; PASS 1Lt. Rush Poulan (423BS Eng-Off);

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33100937
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 180339873
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-725979
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-726265
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-438008
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 21-Nov-2014. Format description.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-43. Minor edit to take off location, Gander is in Newfoundland not Argentina , error in Dave Osborne data.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
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Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014, Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16344; "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne; 306th BG Web site http://www.306bg.org/

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log