8th Air Force 955

16 April 1945

Mission Details

POINT DE GRAVE

Description: TANK DITCH

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People

Arden Lorimer Quesinberry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33653313
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Togglier

Russell P Ronan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2067353
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Othello Dale Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-770817
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Everett J Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

43-38942

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Belligerent Beauty
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

43-38990

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Creamer
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

43-38996

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

43-39037

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Joe
  • Unit: 336th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group

43-39052

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 335th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group

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Sources

Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.