Warren G Birnbaum Jr

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Bomber crew portrait with B-17 Flying Fortress (GN-V, serial number 42-31200) nicknamed "Old Crow" of the  303rd Bomb Group HU 141114 HU 141114 Bomber crew portrait with B-17 Flying Fortress (GN-V, serial number 42-31200) nicknamed "Old Crow" of the 303rd Bomb Group, taken during training in the US c.1944. The crew are back: Stanley Wardowski, Neal Hainlin, Warren Birnbaum, Charles Eisel; front: George Murphy, Ray Kowatch, Albert Willard, John Snede, not yet known and Donald Wagner.
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Object Number - HU 141114 - Bomber crew portrait with B-17 Flying Fortress (GN-V, serial number 42-31200) nicknamed "Old Crow" of the 303rd Bomb Group, taken during training in...

Hit by flak and crashed at Chivres in B-17 'The Bad Penny' 42-31200, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Sergeant Albert Steele Jr,  Corporal Alvin Funk and Master Sergeant Earnest Malott with B-17 Flying Fortress (GN-V, serial number 42-31200) nicknamed "Old Crow" of the  303rd Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old Crow
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

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Killed in action

28 June 1944

Born

Richmond Va

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6740

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