41-23776 Spirit of 76

On 27-Jan-43 B-24D 41-23776 "Spirit of 76" was on a mission to bomb the naval installation at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The pilot was unable to located the target due to weather and navigation problems. The aircraft was attacked by fighters and shot down. Aircraft crashed on the beach at Terschelling, Holland. 9KIA 1POW MACR 15459.



P 1Lt Maxwell W. Sullivan, JR. (KIA); CP 2Lt Duane E. Nelson (KIA)

N 1Lt Raymond C. Lunenfeld (KIA); B 2Lt Albert W. Glass (POW)

E/TTG SSgt Frederick W. Clark (KIA); RO MSgt Benjamin F. Duke (KIA)

AR SSgt Harry L. Ottman (KIA); LWG Sgt Thomas W. Cook, Jr. (KIA)

RWG SSgt Glen C. Pierson (KIA); TG SSgt Philip J. Bloomfield (KIA)

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Raymond C Lunenfeld

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-789480
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Duane E Nelson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-728017
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Harry L Ottman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36236878
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Glen C Pierson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39175146
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Maxwell W Sullivan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-024058
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Terschelling, Netherlands 27 January 1943 Shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed at Terschelling, Holland.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 24-Jan-2014. Added markings per "The Mighty Eighth Warpaint & Heraldry" Roger A. Freeman; Added FTR event and added crew position, rank, full proper name and disposition per MACR 15459; crafted Description and added nickname per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; formatted crew display.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 15459 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database