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George J Bovenzi

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 336th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group.

336th Bomb Squadron

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

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Michael B Russell

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-747325
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30824

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Bobby joe
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few 327th Bomb Squadron

42-31067

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 381st Bomb Group

42-3462

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: San Antonio Rose
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

42-3529

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

42-37988

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Missions

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (LL-F, serial number 42-97467) of the 91st Bomb Group, (OJ-G, serial number 42-97212) of the 96th Bomb Group and (LD-D, serial number 42-39994) of the 100th Bomb Group in Sweden, 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 297467 LL:F, 18/7/44, 297212 OJ:G, 11/4/44, 239994, LD:D 3/3/44.'

8th Air Force 250

Date: 6 March 1944

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group in flight.

8th Air Force 247

Date: 4 March 1944

8th Air Force 246

Date: 3 March 1944

8th Air Force 235 BIG WEEK - DAY 6

Date: 25 February 1944

Doc Agnew, Staff Sergeant Joe Roundhill and personnel of the 379th Bomb Group transfer the body of Sergeant Noonan (killed by a flak) from a B-17 Flying Fortress to a field ambulance after a raid on Schweinfurt, 24 February 1944. Official caption on image: "(GPR-162-1-379)(24-2-44)." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Doc Agnew. 24/2/44.'

8th Air Force 233 BIG WEEK - DAY 5

Date: 24 February 1944

Places

A bomber crew of the 95th Bomb Group outside a Nissen hut briefing room at Horham, August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '"B" Briefing room, 95th Bomb Group (H) Horham, England "Full House" crew.'

Horham

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Rochester, NY	20 October 1920
Other 95th BG Combat Tour	Horham Airfield, UK	29 January 1944 - 6 March 1944	11 Combat Missions
Other Shot Down/Captured	near Colnrade, Germany	6 March 1944
Other POW	Tychowo, Poland	15 March 1944	Stalag Luft IV (dates are approximate)
Died	Canadaigua, NY	15 May 1999
Buried	Shortsville, NY	18 May 1999	Saint Roses Cemetery Shortsville, Ontario County, New York, USA

Revisions

Date8 Aug 2020 19:43:19

Contributor466thHistorian

Sources

https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/632
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=3055355
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154941073
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60901&h=283851…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=70050&h=977579…
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?dt=466&sc=1167…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:10:58

ContributorAAM

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php