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Delivered Cheyenne 22/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Grenier 25/7/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-D] Grafton Underwood 4/6/44; detailed oil depot at Dungy, Fr with Rich Groff, Co-pilot: Jim Smith, Navigator: Martin Roth, Bombardier: Chas Gilliam, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lester Davis, Radio Operator: Antone Ludvik, Ball turret gunner: Leigh Shufelt, Waist gunner: Jim Walsh, Tail gunner: John Yelinich (9 Returned to Duty); suffered battle damaged and crash landed Climping, near Ford RN A/fd, Susx, UK 7/8/44; Salvaged AFSC 18/8/44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15125471 / O-767423
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19115653 / O-758505
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768814
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38450850
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-765584
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Manchester Airport, New Hampshire
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cheyenne Airport : Jerry Olson Field
Missions
Revisions
Capitalized the name "shufelt" in the A/C "Description" field to aid readability.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.