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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19147945
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-124865
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32731109
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-819632
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33316999
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flexible Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 20 July 1944
- Date: 19 July 1944
- Official Description:
- Date: 17 July 1944
- Date: 13 July 1944
- Date: 11 July 1944
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.