42-5951 O Pissonya
Delivered Long Beach 30/5/43; Kearney 26/6/43; Dow Fd 14/7/43; Assigned 353BS/301BG Oudna 12/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; 17m transferred 341BS/97BG Depienne; l/Corsica 1/12/43 ex-Turin with four WIA; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 23/6/44 with 1Lt William C Symonds, 2Lt David R Kingsley (cp - awarded Medal of Honor), 2Lt Robert L Newson, 2Lt Edwin O Anderson, T/Sgt John J Meyer, S/Sgt Martin Hettinga Jr, T/Sgt Lloyd E Kane, S/Sgt Harold D James, S/Sgt Stanley J Kmiec, S/Sgt Michael J Sullivan; enemy aircraft, crashed Plovdiv; MACR 6406. O PISSONYA
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 341st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750034
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Long Beach, CA, USA | 30 May 1943 | Delivered Long Beach 30-May-43. |
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Assigned |
Tunisia | 12 August 1943 | Assigned 353BS, 301BG Oudna 12-Aug-43. |
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Crashed |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 23 June 1944 | Missing in Action Ploesti 23-Jun-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Plovdiv; 9 x POW, 1 x KIA MACR 6406. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | ||
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Assigned |
Depienne, Sminja, Tunisia | Transferred 341BS, 97BG Depienne Dec-43. |