41-24478

B17F 41-24478 assigned 369BS/306BG Westover 19-Aug-42; Thurleigh 13-Oct-42; Missing in Action 23-Nov-42 while on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St Nazaire, France. Flak and German fighters KO’d engines #1 & #2 and 10ft off end of left wing. Crashed near Piriac, France. 8KIA 2POW MACR 15392



P 1Lt. Clay E. Isbell (KIA); CP 2Lt Dyer Fulton (KIA)

N 1Lt Peter J. Fryer (POW); B 2Lt Abraham L. Burden (POW)

E/TTG TSgt Erwin Grenke (KIA); RO Sgt Robert S. Kryak (KIA)

BTG SSgt Edward Kostecki (KIA); WG SSgt Ray E. Buckmaster (KIA)

WG Sgt David W Lindsey (KIA); TG SSgt George L. Houx (KIA)

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George L Houx

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39022475
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Clay M Isbell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-438523
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Edward Kostecki

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32237976
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Robert S Krijak

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

David W Lindsey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 62975448
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Piriac-sur-Mer, France 23 November 1942 10 foot section of left wing shot away by German aircraft. Crashed near Piriac, France

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 1-Dec-2014. Edited description with military-style dates, mission objective and loss details per MACR 15392.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Nov-2014. Complete names added from Missing AIr Crew Report (MACR) 15392.

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15392 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database