Donald Wilbur Goucher

Military
UPL 19416 UPL 19416 Lt. Wayne W Mcintyre's crew of the 8th AF 95th Bomb Group standing by their B-17F "Pistol Packin' Mama" at their base in Horham, England, 6 February 1944.
42-30609 "Pistol Packin Mama" (95th BG 335th BS OE-N) lost on mission to Brunswick on 10th Feb 44 with Balman crew (1 KIA 9 POW MACR 2542).
Rear L-R Un, Donald W Goucher [Radio], SSgt John E Sliwka [Ball Turret], Unknown, Unknown, Unknown.
Front L-R Wayne W McIntyre [Pilot], John K Smith[Bombardier], Sidney Balman [CoPilot], Robert E Paine [Nav].
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A09160-E59231AC

Original identification of crew in front row of photo was mislabeled.  I believe the names from left to right in the front row were reversed.  Wayne W McIntyre is kneeling in the front row on the far left, not the far right.  I am a nephew of Lt. McIntyre and I can identify him. 

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Object Number - UPL 19416 - Lt. Wayne W Mcintyre's crew of the 8th AF 95th Bomb Group standing by their B-17F "Pistol Packin' Mama" at their base in Horham, England, 6 February...

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Nordhorn, GR on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17F 42-30609 'Pistol Packin' Mama. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32383813
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12131331
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pistol Packin' Mama
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 February 1944

Born

Revisions

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 2542;
- Losses of 8th & 9th Air Forces

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

MACR 2542
Wrong last name corrected : Goucher instead of Goucner...

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 2542 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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