Donald E Noxon | American Air Museum

Donald E Noxon

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Pilot, Noxon crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31111 'Four Aces-Pat Hand'. Mission #46 to the chemical plants at Leverkusen, Germany. MACR 1659. Killed in Action (KIA). The aircraft left formation shortly after the bomb run and was thought to be lost over the sea. Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands AMC.

Lt Noxon was originally co-pilot on the Robbins crew. F/O Robbins was a POW after being shot down on 12 August 1943 with the Evans crew.

Fort Morgan, CO

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (MS-O, serial number 42-3177) nicknamed "The Hellion", of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group flies over countryside. Printed caption on reverse: '65922 USAF - From the altitude this Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 381st Bomb Group is flying, the countryside resembles a patchwork quilt. U.S.AIR FORCE PHOTO.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'The Hellion.'

535th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

John S Channell

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 10601050
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Edison Eichhorn

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-735295
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

George D Giovannini

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-678236
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Peter K Ludwigsen

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32401810
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer

Paul T Mogush

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 37090910
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-31111

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Four Aces, Pat Hand
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Missions

VIII Bomber Command 145

Date: 1 December 1943

A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomb Group fly above the clouds on their way to Norway. B-17F (BN-T, serial number 41-24561) nicknamed "The Duchess", of the 359th Bomb Squadron, is visible in the foreground. Printed caption on reverse: ' 67417 USAF - Flying high above a blanket of fleecy clouds, a formation of 8th Air Force Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" drones steadily on towards the target somewhere in Norway on 16 November 1943. Air Force Photo.'

VIII Bomber Command 131

Date: 16 November 1943

An Illustration of the Wilhelmshaven raid, 3 November 1943. Image stamped on reverse: '10 Nov 1943.' [stamp], '292478.'[Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'THE BIGGEST EVER DAY RAID: By US Fortresses and Liberators on Wilhelmshaven- escorted all the way by fighters. Special Sphere drawings. THE SCENE OVER WILHELMSHAVEN JUST AS OUT BOMBERS WERE LEAVING THE TARGET ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMVER 3RD. AFTER THE BIGGEST DAYLIGHT RAID EVER CARRIED OUT OVER GERMANY. IN THE TOP RIGHT HAND OF THIS DRAWING, LIGHTNING

VIII Bomber Command 119

Date: 3 November 1943

Places

Netherlands American Cemetery

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands

Events

Event

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Date

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Killed in Action

1 December 1943

Born

Fort Morgan, CO

Buried

Tablets of the Missing

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx