42-30355 Dallas Rebel
Object Number - UPL 19271 - Stalag 3
Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/43; Gr Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 1/7/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW- ] Snetterton 4/7/43; Missing in Action Warnemunde 28/7/43 with Bill Nance, Co-pilot: Norville Gorse, Navigator: Joe Hudson, Bombardier: R.H. McGuiness, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Basil Maxwell,Tail gunner: Ed Youngers (6POW-picked up by German seaplane); Radio Operator: Luther Paysinger, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bennett, Waist gunner: Ernie Kralik, Waist gunner: Edwin Wolfekuhle (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea, NW of Frisian Is; Missing Air Crew Report 141. DALLAS REBEL.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734078, 16058815
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19062411
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 28 July 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 28 July 1943 |
Revisions
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing Company. 1996. pages 39, 293, 299
John G Gorse, Lt Col, Nephew
C-130 Command Pilot
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 141 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
