Glenn L Casselman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Flak disabled No. 2 engine on the return from a mission to Ascherleben, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-29931 'Satan's Workshop'. Fell out of formation near the French coast. Last seen near mid-channel. Ditched in rough seas in Channel. All aboard drowned. Killed in Action (KIA).



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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

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group prepare to load bombs and ammunition into a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Satan's Workshop". Passed as censored, then marked as 'Confidential' 27 Aug 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '303BG.' On reverse: 'Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' and US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamps].

42-29931

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Satan's Workshop
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

22 February 1944

Born

Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 22 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3564 / MACR 3564, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,

href="http://303rdbg.com/rost-cd.html#C">http://303rdbg.com/rost-cd.html#C> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database