42-40555

B-24D-70-CO 42-40555 AAFAC 479th Antisubmarine Group ; 4th Antisubmarine Squadron was shot down by Hptm Grahl, Stab V/KG40 north-west of Cabo Ortegal, Spain while flying an anti-submarine partol over the Bay of Biscay. All ten airmen were KIA.



P CPT Reuben L. Thomas (KIA); CP F/O Cornelius G. George (KIA)

N 1LT George E. Good (KIA); B 2LT John I. Carrick (KIA)

E/TTG SSGT Charles J. Woodard (KIA); RO TSGT Deckerd J. Gray, Jr. (KIA)

Radar O TSGT Donald E. Bowsman (KIA) WG SSGT Robert T. Dodd (KIA)

WG SSGT George E. Henriot, Jr. (KIA) TG SSGT James H. Pierce (KIA)

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group 4th Anti-Submarine Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15017508
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radar Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group 4th Anti-Submarine Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-668895
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group 4th Anti-Submarine Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14027063
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group 4th Anti-Submarine Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-120441
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group 4th Anti-Submarine Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-789770
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Contributorphil marchese
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Maurer, ...Squadrons.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 14-May-2015. Added Unit Association and Place Connections; Biography Description, Added Unit ,Place, and People connections wihtin the existing website data; crew position, rank, full proper name and dispostions; formatted crew display per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bisop & John A. Hey, MBE and National Archives Records Administration (NARA) Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) 152 & 257.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 152 / MACR 257 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database