42-31078

Ground personnel of the 306th Bomb Group work on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Marked "Not To Be Published" 25 Nov 1943. On reverse: Ministry of Information, Associated Press and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. media-407775.jpg FRE 4363 Ground personnel of the 306th Bomb Group work on a B-17 Flying Fortress (WW-R, serial number 42-31078) at Thurleigh, November 1943.

Marked "Not To Be Published" 25 Nov 1943. On reverse: Ministry of Information, Associated Press and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Roger Freeman Collection

Freeman, Mighty Eighth War Manual, p 157

Object Number - FRE 4363 - Ground personnel of the 306th Bomb Group work on a B-17 Flying Fortress (WW-R, serial number 42-31078) at Thurleigh, November 1943. Marked "Not...

Delivered Cheyenne 15/9/43; Gr Island 1/10/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-R] Thurleigh 19/10/43; Missing in Action Emden 11/12/43 with John Noack, Co-pilot: Bob Schoch, Navigator: Dudley Fay, Bombardier: Hyman Bittman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Wesner, Radio Operator: Mike Gallagher, Ball turret gunner: Duncan Williams, Waist gunner: Albt Sewald, Waist gunner: Ken Smith,Tail gunner: Thurman Smith (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed sea off Emden, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1574. (No cheek guns).

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

Hyman Herman Bittman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16035780 / O-738531
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Dudley H Fay

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801124
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Michael J Gallagher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

John Paul Noack

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672857
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert A Schoch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-745948
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Thurleigh, UK 19 October 1943 Assigned 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

North Sea off Emden 11 December 1943 - 11 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR)

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1574

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1574 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-31078: Gallery (2 items)

Ground personnel of the 306th Bomb Group work on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Marked "Not To Be Published" 25 Nov 1943. On reverse: Ministry of Information, Associated Press and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

Object number: FRE 4363 - Ground personnel of the 306th Bomb Group work on a...

T.A. Harkin, of the 306th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31078). Handwritten caption on reverse: '231078, R, 306BG, T.A. Harkin, "Smitty".'

Object number: FRE 4396 - Thurman Haskel "Bud" Smith, of the 306th Bomb...