42-7512 Gremlin's Roost

On a mission to Kiel, Germany (445th BG Mission # 9, Jan 5, 1944) the # 4 engine failed & the aircraft left the formation. It was shot down by a German FW-190 & crashed near Friedrichskoog, Germany. MACR 2510.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

People

Charles E Cornwall

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32609009
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Eugene A Fippinger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36704340
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Raymond J George

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32738606
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Charles R Javick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Edison E Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18171634
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 5 January 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorUALDC8
Changes
Sources

445th BG Website
MACR 2510
Losses of the 8th & 9th US Air Forces Vol 2
Air Force Historical Research Agency Reel A0654

Date
ContributorUALDC8
Changes
Sources

445th BG Website
Losses of the 8th & 9 US Air Forces Vol 2 p35-36
MACR 2510
Air Force Historical Research Agency Reel A0654

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 2510 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database