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)

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People

Morris V Harman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16029895 at enlistment, then O-735077
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Co-Pilot / Tail Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner

Arthur Lewis Kemp

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35866766
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner / Waist Gunner

George W Light

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15139672
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Eugene D Moss

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Raymond F Newbauer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31338529
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

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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