Paul W Stonich
Military ROLL OF HONOUR![Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/2024-01/CrewPhotoHellcat1944.jpeg)
Object Number - UPL 72418 - Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944
BTG, Nason crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Shot down by fighters on mission #59 to the aircraft factories at Oschersleben, Germany on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-37719 'Hellcat/Dinah Might'. MACR 1881. Plane crashed in Zuider Zee. Killed in Action (KIA). Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands AMC.
Chicago, IL
The 1st Bomb Wing/381st BG did not hear the recall while over the continent. 170 out of 800 bombers continued the mission without fighter cover. The 533rd BS lost 6 of 9 aircraft. The 381st BG earned its second Distinguished Unit Citation.
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395070.jpg?itok=2ns1x3KW)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 533rd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395072.jpg?itok=dzk7sww7)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
![Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-01/CrewPhotoHellcat1944.jpeg?itok=6DxJNNZe)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-809475
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
![Raymon C. Beus](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-01/Beus%2C%20Raymon%20C.%201922-1944%20%281-1.1%20Enhanced%29_0.jpg?itok=uBJgvAcI)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19171966
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
![Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-01/CrewPhotoHellcat1944.jpeg?itok=6DxJNNZe)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-751258
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
![Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-01/CrewPhotoHellcat1944.jpeg?itok=6DxJNNZe)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746948
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
![Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-01/CrewPhotoHellcat1944.jpeg?itok=6DxJNNZe)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35636245
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Aircraft
![Crew Photo B17G 43-37719 "Hellcat" 1943/1944](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/2024-01/CrewPhotoHellcat1944.jpeg?itok=6DxJNNZe)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hellcat / Dinah Mite
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-29948.jpeg?itok=v0yyvj-4)
- Date: 11 January 1944
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- Date: 7 January 1944
- Date: 4 January 1944
![A B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-B, serial number 42-37779) nicknamed "Pistol Packin' Mama", of the 91st Bomb Group in flight during a mission over France, 14 January 1944.
61036 AC - (A)- Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 91st Bomb Gp. 8th AF, enroute to bomb target at Croisette, France. 1/14/44. (Altitude 12,100 feet.)](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-379121.jpg?itok=OtbZ0rkY)
- Date: 31 December 1943
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-44597.jpeg?itok=tle-ZRSG)
- Date: 30 December 1943
Places
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-19538.jpeg?itok=9IOGSmLF)
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-17691.jpeg?itok=YrNJ7UHe)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Based |
27 November 1943 - 11 January 1944 | ||
Other Killed in Action |
Netherlands | 11 January 1944 | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois | ||
Buried/ Commemorated |
Tablets of the Missing |
Revisions
81st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1881, 8th AF Losses, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia