44-40227 Four Beers Doc

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Five men standing in rear and four men seated in front UPL 65484 UPL 65484 Gaulke Crew 602, 856th BS, 492nd BG
Back row, left to right: Andrew Fry, engineer; Francis Baker, top turret gunner; Vernie Honberger, radio operator; Leon Sawyer, tail gunner; George Worthington, left waist gunner. Front row, left to right; John Murdock, bombardier; Frederick Gaulke, pilot; Charles Easton, co-pilot; Robert Keehn, navigator. Not pictured: Warren Branch, right waist gunner

Photo from the collection of Robin Janton.  http://www.492ndbombgroup.com/cgi-bin/pagepilot.cgi?page=showCrewPage&c…

492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron 350 355 358 364 367 370 373 376 379 44-40134 44-40227 44-40146 42-95011 North Pickenham Frederick D Gaulke Charles R Easton Robert I Keehn John G Murdock Vernie O Honberger Leon J Sawyer Warren G Branch Andrew J Fry Francis X Baker On

Object Number - UPL 65484 - Gaulke Crew 602, 856th BS, 492nd BG Back row, left to right: Andrew Fry, engineer; Francis Baker, top turret gunner; Vernie Honberger, radio...

20 Jun 44: Lost with R. Harris Crew 612

7 KIA, 3 POW, MACR 7082

Aircraft replace with 42-50456 DOROTHY KAY SPECIAL

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

People

William K Alm

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Wilford Donald Bashor

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39276440
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Allister C Boeschenstein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Milton E Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Five men standing in rear and four men seated in front

Frederick D Gaulke

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811064
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW)

Baltic Sea 20 June 1944

Revisions

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Sources

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Sources

MACR 7082 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Five men standing in rear and four men seated in front

Object number: UPL 65484 - Gaulke Crew 602, 856th BS, 492nd BG Back row, left...