42-31702

B-17G 4231702 was delivered Denver 9-Dec-43; Kearney 28-Dec-43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-A] Polebrook 30-Jan-44. Sustained a direct hit from flak over the target, the aircraft factories at Schkeuditz, Germany on 16-Aug-44. Aircraft exploded in mid-air before all of the crew could bale out and crashed at Burgwerben, Germany. This aircraft had flown 47 missions. 3KIA 6POW MACR 7902.



P 2Lt Edgar D. Cartwright (KIA); CP 2Lt Robert C. Schwartz (KIA)

N F/O Joseph T.Gerhardt (POW); B 2Lt William R. Chauncey, Jr. (KIA)

E/TTG SSgt Eugene F. Moss (POW) RO SSgt Garlan R. Gillespie (POW)

BTG Sgt George R. Greenamyre (POW) WG Sgt Raymond F Newbauer (POW)

TG Sgt George W. Light (POW)

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Edgar D Cartwright

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-761880
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William Richard Chauncey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-771897
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Joseph T Gerhardt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-125750
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Garlan R Gillespie

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36077203
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

George R Greenamyre

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19103429
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Burgwerben, Germany 16 August 1944 Shot down by Anti-Aircraft fire while on the bomb run. Crashed near Burgwerben, Germany.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 13-Dec-2014. Added markings and Radio Call Sign, converted dates in description to military-style signification, added loss detail and target to description, added rank, crew position and formatted crew display; added detail and map location to FTR event per MACR 7902 and "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A Hey MBE; made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7902 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database