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Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Galveston 15/8/43; Dyersburg 17/8/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-E] Snetterton 5/9/43; Missing in Action Emden 27/9/43 with Alf Drabnis, Navigator: Lester Leonard (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Cecil Fisher{lost leg,re-pat}, Bombardier: Stewart Cooper{lost leg, re-pat}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilbur Bornstein, Ball turret gunner: Gordon Nutt, Radio Operator: Dan Cook, Waist gunner: Paul Sweeney, Waist gunner: Morrison Miller{wia),Tail gunner: Joe McKenna (8 Prisoner of War); flak hits, #2 & #3 on fire, crashed Norden, near Emden, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 756.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Wilbur L Bornschein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17067969
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Daniel Cook

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Stewart Edward Cooper

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12093149 / O-676923
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
Alfred Drabnis

Alfred Drabnis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-000072
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot
Cecil Fisher

Cecil Blaine Fisher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13068993 / O-798467
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 27 September 1943

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 756 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database