Roger C H Gagnon

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Epfenhofen on 7/21/44 in B-17 #42-97350. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

People

William E Boyd

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-706791
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Irvin E Hughes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33501841
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Leonard Aaron Kornblau

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-813721
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Meredith H Mills

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 1408483
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Frank Leo Misiak

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36365096
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-97350

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Portland, Oregon, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorbombercommand
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28692060

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Contributorbombercommand
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28692060

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Contributorbombercommand
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28692060

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLucy May
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305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 7276 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database