Stephen O'Lear
Military
Front Row L - R 1st Lt. Richard F. Lemanski Pilot, 2nd Lt Edward L. Garney Co Pilot, 2nd Lt. Leroy Chappell Navigator, 2nd Lt. Stephen O'Lear Bombardier
Top Row S.Sgt Mathew J. Mendeys Flt. Engineer, S. Sgt. Edgar A. Currie Waist Gunner, T. Sgt David A. Rohm Radio Operator, S. Sgt Jeff D. Roberts Waist Gunner, S. Sgt Dean L. Shuck Tail Gunner, S. Sgt Philip G. Kierstead Ball Turret Gunner.
The aircraft is B-17, 42-6153, 'Good Pickin' associated with the 452nd Bomb Group.
Valerie Lemanski Holley Collection
Amended caption to include reference to 452nd Bomb Group.
Object Number - UPL 27221 - Crew D34 , 339th Squadron, 96th Bomb Group Front Row L - R 1st Lt. Richard F. Lemanski Pilot, 2nd Lt Edward L. Garney Co Pilot, 2nd Lt....
Shot down by fighters on a mission to Augsberg, GR and crashed NE of Rottwell, GR on 16 Mar 1944 in B-17F #42-30369 'Daisy June IV'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Yonkers, New York, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 16 March 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3421 / MACR 3421, Losses of teh 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons, page 98 & 118 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
