8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 12/2/43; Walker 23/2/43; Smoky Hill 28/3/43; Presque 8/4/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 22/4/43; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Missing in Action Emden 21/5/43 with Capt Gil Stephenson, Co-pilot: Don Aulenbach, Navigator: Gene McGowen, Bombardier: Bob Groverwashed up Spiekeroog Is 6/7/43, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Harrington, Radio Operator: Harry McGillivray, Ball turret gunner: Don Manchester, Waist gunner: Joe Bartgis, Waist gunner: Don Seigling, Tail gunner: John Haught (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, damaged wing fell off as ship hit North Sea 70 miles off the Frisian Islands. Missing Air Crew Report 3685.
Service
Units
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96th Bomb Group
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945. ... -
337th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Donald Aulenbach
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 21 May 1943 in B-17 #4229734. Killed in Action (KIA). -
Joseph Bartgis
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 21 May 1943 in B-17 #4229734. Killed in Action (KIA). -
Harold Gillivray
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 96th Bomb Group
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Robert Grover
Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 21 May 1943 in B-17 #4229734. Killed in Action (KIA). -
George Harrington
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
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Donald Manchester
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 21 May 1943 in B-17 #42-29734, Killed in Action (KIA). -
Eugene McGowen
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator | 96th Bomb Group
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Donald Seigling
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 21 May 1943 in B-17 #4229734. Killed in Action (KIA). -
Gilbert Stephenson
Military | Captain | Pilot | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 21 May 1943 in B-17 #4229734. Killed in Action (KIA).
Missions
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VIII Bomber Command 60
21 May 1943
The German naval and port facilities at Wilhelmshaven and Emden, Germany are the two primary targets for this mission. Once again, there is a two-fold strategic objective: entice the Luftwaffe to commit its fighter forces; and further degrade the naval...
Places
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Grafton Underwood
Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for... -
Snetterton
Military site : non-airfield
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Snetterton Heath
Military site : airfield
Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50... -
Presque Isle Army Airfield
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) | North Sea | 21 May 1943 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 29 October 2020 22:21:08 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 29 May 2020 20:59:21 | kstrykerAK | Changes to markings, unit associations, place associations and mission associations |
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Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata and Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing. 1996. page 22, 24, 293 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:23 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3685 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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