42-31615 Snafusk Shamrock, Swedish Shamrock

media-45698.jpeg UPL 45698 Swedish Shamrock Art work

from Laurel Phillips and http://www.457thbombgroup.org/

Object Number - UPL 45698 - Swedish Shamrock Art work

Delivered Cheyenne 27/11/43; Portland 28/11/43; Wendover 9/12/43; Presque Is 26/1/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [N] Glatton 5/2/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 20/6/44 with Bill Bomer, Co-pilot: Jack Lade, Navigator: Chas Curione, Bombardier: Robin Hill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Elwood Klien, Radio Operator: Dick Bohl (6 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Bill Kane, Waist gunner: Edwin Tengler,Tail gunner: Alby Leeming (3 Killed in Action); flak hits caused explosion, crashed partially in a swamp at Wardershof Altenwerder, near Hamburg; Missing Air Crew Report 6003. SNAFUSK SHAMROCK. AKA SWEDISH SHAMROCK

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Portrait of man, posed at angle wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. Hat is tilted on his head. Insignia is pinned on jacket lapels. There is a WWII-era Air Force round enlisted man’s badge pinned in the center of the hat. The man is looking directly at the camera and smiling slightly

William H Kane

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32824677
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Elwood Klien

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
1st Letter home from Jack A.Lade

Jack A Lade

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Albert W Leeming

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Black and white posed headshot of man wearing WWII-era Air-Force flying gear of leather bomber jacket, helmet and parachute. Subject has a large smile

Laurel W Phillips

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35537598
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer Top Turret Gunner

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 20 June 1944

Revisions

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ContributorRayWells
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Information from Laurel Phillips whose Father, also Laurel, flew on the aircraft

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ContributorRayWells
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Information from Laurel Phillips whose Father, also Laurel, flew on the aircraft

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ContributorOliver Akers
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updated nickname

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 6003 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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