Lester Loyd Guderian
Military ROLL OF HONOURLester Guderian was Co-Pilot of B-17 #42-5953 'Skin and Bones'. Collided with B-17 #42-30518 on 4 January 1944. Crashed near Gross-Essepe, between Lingen and Emmen, Germany, near the German/Dutch border. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18104135 at enlistment, then O-677454
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682316
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18192819
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10601117
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39613585
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Skin & Bones
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Satin, Texas, USA | 4 May 1918 | |
Enlisted |
2 April 1941 | Dallas, Texas | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 4 January 1944 | |
Satin, Falls County, Texas | |||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Lester Guderian rests at Plot C, Row 10, Grave 26 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 2017;
- 8th AF losses; Snetterton Falcons pg 82 and 97
MACR 2017 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database