42-31583 Little Princess aka Clover Leaf

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303rd Bomb Group Face Book Page - Internet Photo

Object Number - UPL 63593 - 42-31583

Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Chicago 21/12/43; New York 23/12/43; Presque Is 25/12/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-C] Molesworth 13/1/44; on mission to Landsberg 24/4/44 group nav Bill Kelly (Killed in Action); Missing in Action Augsburg 19/7/44 with Marvin Boyce, Co-pilot: Bob Taylor, Navigator: Melvin Brown, Bombardier: Stan Moody, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Hobart Byrne (5 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Jim Jones, Ball turret gunner: Bob Baker, Waist gunner: Bill Shokai, Tail gunner: Sid Chambers (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Tutzing, SW of Munich, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7415. LITTLE PRINCESS aka CLOVER LEAF.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17087432
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O759563
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-716340
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35764607
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38496874
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 19 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the A/C nickname listed in the "Summary biography".

Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

 

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ContributorYorkshireman
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303rd Bomb Group Face Book Page - Internet Photo

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ContributorYorkshireman
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303rd Bomb Group Face Book Page - Internet Photo

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7415 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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