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Delivered Cheyenne 23/8/44; Lincoln 3/9/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-H] Molesworth 24/9/44; Missing in Action Cologne 15/10/44 with Ed Gaines, Art Bergeron, Harrison Beder, Glenn Fragasso, Elmo Tisdale, Jim Heffran, Jim Shrader (7 Killed in Action); 
Lucien Lawson and Ray Tartaglia (2 Prisoners of War); 
Flak, crashed Cologne; Missing Air Crew Report 9472.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Harrison K Beder

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O206217
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Arthur A Bergeron

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-822890
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Glenn Fragasso

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20383565
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Edmund W Gaines

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-819079
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

James J Heffran

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32729019
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

15 October 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Removed some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Corrected fates of crew from 8 Killed in Action to 7 Killed in Action - Lucien Lawson was not killed, he was taken as a POW.
See: https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=72983888&PIpi=139945…
And: http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=86100

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9472 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database