Thomas J Cunningham

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Bombardier, Carqueville crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS. Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3180 'Forget Me Not II'. Mission #37 to the Focke-Wulf plant at Anklam, Germany. MACR 888. Plane crashed into North Sea after fighter attack. Killed in Action (KIA). name on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge AMC.

Corning, NY

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Herbert Carqueville

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735405
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

James J Embardo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31169259
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Anthony F Fox

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32393057
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Vito J Geroulo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33350863
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Elburn L Greene

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 7008817
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-3180

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kiplings Error and Forget Me Not II
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 533rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Corning, New York, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 9 October 1943

Buried

Tablets of the Missing

Revisions

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ContributorARowe95
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ARowe95

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ContributorARowe95
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ARowe95

Date
ContributorLucy May
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Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 888 / 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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Sources

MACR 888 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database