42-29916 Yankee Dandy

Frank Phaneuf UPL 82785 UPL 82785 Frank Phaneuf.
Caption to rear of photo reads
"April 18 -1943
10,000ft
B-17 Flying Fort"

Photo supplied by Frank Phaneuf's niece. Used with permission. 

91st Bomb Group 42-29916 Frank Phaneuf On

Object Number - UPL 82785 - Frank Phaneuf. Caption to rear of photo reads "April 18 -1943 10,000ft B-17 Flying Fort"

Delivered Cheyenne 20/3/43; Walla Walla 31/3/43; Tinker 10/4/43; Memphis 17/4/43; Presque Is 10/5/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-L] Bassingbourn 7/6/43; Missing in Action 6+m Kassel 30/7/43 with Bob Miles, Co-pilot: Harry Holden broke leg on landing, Navigator: Bob Bru, Bombardier: Erwin Feld, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Parris, Radio Operator: Frank Phaneuf, Ball turret gunner: Stan Chmielewski, Waist gunner: Chester Lawless (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Earl West, Tail gunner: Fred Maynard (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d two engines, crashed Zoetemeer, near Berkel, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 147. YANKEE DANDY.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Robert L Bru

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797257
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Stanley C Chmielewski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36224355
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Erwin Feld

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-738972
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Harold Thomas Holden

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672355
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Chester P Lawless

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14108013
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 30 July 1943

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 147 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Frank Phaneuf

Object number: UPL 82785 - Frank Phaneuf. Caption to rear of photo reads...