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Delivered Cheyenne 26/2/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-T] Polebrook 27/4/43; Missing in Action {4m} St Nazaire 28/6/43 with Bob Adams, Bombardier: Roy Sage, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Claggett,Tail gunner: Don Capper (4 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Dragie Yareff, Radio Operator: Ermyle Young, Waist gunner: Everett Brannon, Waist gunner: Joe Wolfe (4 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: George Gloudeman, Navigator: Joe Normile (2 evaded capture); enemy aircraft KO’d #3, crashed a mile from Muzillac, near St Nazaire, Fr. No MACR. HIGH BALL.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-659625
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Sources

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