42-5432 The Hunting Club
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Object Number - UPL 30038
Delivered Cheyenne 8/12/42;
Morrison 7/2/43;
Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-B] Molesworth 25/2/43;
Missing in Action Huls 22/6/43
Six killed in action:
-Pilot: Ray Jess
-Navigator: Bob Davidson
-Bombardier: Jim Montgomery
-Radio Operator: Joe Godzinski
-Ball turret gunner: Byron Johnson
-Tail gunner: Frank White
Four taken prisoner:
-Co-pilot: Harry Gunn
-Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Smith
-Left waist gunner: Sidney Hal
-Right waist gunner: Charless Hardacre
Hit by flak, crashed at Bergbossendorf, near Haltern, Germany
Missing Air Crew Report 3077
"THE HUNTING CLUB"
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-442766
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37202734
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-660322
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-731275
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34211267
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 22 June 1943
- Date: 13 June 1943
- Date: 11 June 1943
- Date: 29 May 1943
![An Airman of the 305th Bomb Group in his quarters Passed for publication 2 Jun 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '2/6/43.' Printed caption removed from reverse. On reverse: Daily Sketch, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407722.jpg.webp?itok=Ukic2OZh)
- Date: 21 May 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Bergbossendorf, Germany | 22 June 1943 - 22 June 1943 | The ship was severely hit by anti-aircraft fire and was last seen over the target area, where it was evidently in a very tight spiral before crashing into the ground. Six crew members were killed, with four being taken prisoner. MACR 3077 |
Revisions
303rd Bomb Group records
Edited "Biography" to make it easier to read
Lee Cunningham 19-Aug-2015. Added Nickname per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3077 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
