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Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Morrison 24/4/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-E] Alconbury 5/4/43; 334BS [BG-E], 335BS [OE-S]; 7m, Missing in Action Keil 13/6/43 with Bill Adams, Co-pilot: Edwin Lewis, Navigator: Vic Copeland, Bombardier: Ed Lawton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Simon Alojado, Radio Operator: Rich. Wilkinson, Ball turret gunner: Ed Myers, Waist gunner: Lester Conklin, Waist gunner: Floyd Locke,Tail gunner: Bob Jennings; (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Baltic Sea between Lolland Is., Den. and Fehrmarn, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2169.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William C Adams

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-730321
  • Highest Rank: First Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Simon E Alojado

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Lester L Conklin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Victor T Copeland

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Robert M Jennings

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW)

Baltic Sea 13 June 1943 - 13 June 1943 Missing in Action Keil 13/6/43. Cause - enemy aircraft, crashed Baltic Sea between Lolland Is., Den. and Fehrmarn, Germany. (10 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 2169.

Revisions

Date7 Mar 2023 21:43:31
Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

https://95thbgdb.com/mission/1

Date22 Nov 2022 20:22:23
Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
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95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation

Date14 Dec 2015 14:10:54
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to unit associations
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AAM DB Entry Correction.

Date2 Dec 2015 15:48:53
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to production block number, markings, events, unit associations, place associations and mission associations
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AAM DB Entry.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:23
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2169 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database