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Delivered Cheyenne 30/4/43; Smoky Hill 12/5/43; Bangor 6/6/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-J] Horham 15/6/43; 6m, battle damaged Oschersleben 28/7/43 with Bill Thomas, rest unknown (7 Returned to Duty); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Cameron, Radio Operator: Rex Neely, Waist gunner: Harry Koukol (3 POW - all bailed out) Missing Air Crew Report 215; crash landed Framlingham Airfield, Suffolk 13/8/43.

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James B Stapleton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16058334 / O-734021
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

William K Thomas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-791163
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Floyd Logan Thompson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 414th Bomb Squadron 97th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 18129666
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Top Turret Gunner / Engineer

Guy Leslie Tice

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16092892
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

William Amos Whitcomb

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36183598
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Combat damage

Oschersleben, Germany 28 July 1943 Battle damaged, Oschersleben 28/7/43. Oxygen and Intercom shot out and 3 crew baled out. A/C RTB with crew of 7. Missing Air Crew Report 215.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK 13 August 1943 Crash landed Framlingham Airfield, Suffolk. 13/8/43.

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Added Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation

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AAM DB Entry.
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AAM DB Entry.
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 215 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database