42-29690 Old Faithful
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UPL 27765
#42-29690 29/7/43 VIII BC 79 Mission to Kiel severe battle damage Warnemunde 29/7/43.Pilot and crew (9 rtd) crash landed RAF Oulton Nfk salvaged afsc Old Faithful. Crew list Pilot Joseph W. Kane/Co P Harry Cornell /Nav James C. Meade/Bomb M L Lawrence/RADIO OP L J Fecteau/Eng Leroy Pikelis/Ball T Chester Voorhis/Lft Wst Gene Foster (KIA) /Rt Wst Charles B.Lozenski (WIA)/Tail Gunner J J Vachout (MIA --KIA).
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Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/43; Pueblo 19/2/43; Salina 27/2/43; Syracuse 15/4/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-S] Earls Colne 12/5/43; transferred 366BS/305BG [KY-L] Chelveston 14/7/43; severe battle damaged Warnemunde 29/7/43 with crew? (P) Joseph W. Kane (CP) Harry Cornell (NAV) James C. Meade (BOMB) Manning L. Lawrence (ENG/TT) Leroy Pikelis (BT) Chester S. Voorhis (RO) L. J. Fecteau (LWG) Gene Foster (KIA) (RWG) Charles B. Lozenski (WIA) (TG) J. J. Vachout (MIA-KIA) (9 Returned to Duty); crash landed RAF Oulton, Nfk, Salvaged AFSC. OLD FAITHFUL.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33 350 953
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Armorer / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-800741
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36352591
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner