42-31583 Little Princess aka Clover Leaf
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36045425
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31208602
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier; Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16060584
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Radioman
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 19 July 1944 |
Revisions
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.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7415 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database