44-6166 The red - red ass, the devil himself

Delivered Tulsa 19/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 5/6/44; Assigned 327BS/303BG [GN-V] Molesworth 5/7/44; Missing in Action Germersheim 13/1/45 with Jack Rose, T.J. Cornyn, Bill McMahon, John Nazarian, Blake Dyson, Joe Scaglione, Lynn Brinkley, Clyde Cottle, Lloyd Hester, Warren Yates VI - voice interpreter (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Pirmasens, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11572. THE RED - RED ASS, THE DEVIL HIMSELF.

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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

Lynn M Brinkley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39343023
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Harold Arthur Carlson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37381621
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball turret

John T Cornyn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O1642633
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Clyde J Cottle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34799024
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Flake S Dyson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34772103
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 13 January 1945

Revisions

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Added a unit connection to the 8th AF.

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Added the A/C nicknames mentioned in the A/C “Description”.

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11572 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database