42-3288 Green Fury II
Delivered Denver 24/4/43; Dow Fd 4/6/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-B] Snetterton 12/6/43; Missing in Action Bremen 20/12/43 with Stan Budleski, Co-pilot: Bernie Jackson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Thompson, Radio Operator: Marco Coolum, Ball turret gunner: Melvin Brunner, Tail gunner: George Smith (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: John Coyle, Bombardier: Don Spanier, Waist gunner: Don Totz, Waist gunner: Joe McDonald (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed near coastal radio station Nordeney Is, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1704. GREEN FURY II.
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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 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Missions
- Date: 24 July 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Bremen, Germany | 20 December 1943 | |
Crashed |
Norderney, Germany | 20 December 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 36, 294, 300
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1704 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database