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42-64490 Cee gee ii

media-47009.jpeg UPL 47009 B-24 42-64490 'CEEGEE II' 735BS, 453BG.

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Object Number - UPL 47009 - B-24 42-64490 'CEEGEE II' 735BS, 453BG.

Assigned to 735BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hamm with Jim Munsey crew 22-Apr-44; Intercepted by enemy intruders, crashed near Southwold England. 5 x RTD, 5 x KIA. No MACR.

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Units served with

453rd Bomb Group

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

Airmen of the 458th Bomb Group gather outside a hangar after a mission. Image via Lieutenant Vincent Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Intill smoke cigars, 753rd Hangar & operations. Kania W/O cap, Cullet W/ Cap, Vincent with cigar.'

735th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Norman W Brown

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Grover G Conway

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 15016537
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Nose Gunner

Robert Orin Crall

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 35291092 / O-687469
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Salvatore J Giombarrese

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator and Waist Gunner

William Charles Grady

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 17068065
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

Places

Old Buckenham

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	Southwold, England	22 April 1944	Failed to Return (FTR) Hamm with Jim Munsey crew 22-Apr-44; Intercepted by enemy intruders, crashed near Southwold England. 5 x RTD, 5 x KIA. No MACR.
Assigned Failed to Return (FTR)	Old Buckenham, UK	22 April 1944	Assigned to 735BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF.

Event

Location

Date

Description

Crashed

Southwold, England

22 April 1944

Failed to Return (FTR) Hamm with Jim Munsey crew 22-Apr-44; Intercepted by enemy intruders, crashed near Southwold England. 5 x RTD, 5 x KIA. No MACR.

Assigned

Failed to Return (FTR)

Old Buckenham, UK

22 April 1944

Assigned to 735BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF.