William F Drew

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media-26517.jpeg UPL 26517 Lt J A Newton and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 'Miss Lace', England. 19 July 1944.
Rear L-R: S/Sgt John F Hobgood, S/Sgt Jim S Reeves, S/Sgt Albert W Bricker, T/Sgt James A O'Leary, T/Sgt Leonard A. Turner.

Front L-R: 2Lt William F Drew, 2Lt Frank G Mowatt, 1Lt John A Newton, 1Lt George L Lange Jr.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10268-61751AC.

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Object Number - UPL 26517 - Lt J A Newton and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 'Miss Lace', England. 19 July 1944. Rear L-R: S/Sgt...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Aboard B-17 43-38057 on 29th combat mission when it collided with B-17 43-37666 shortly after takeoff. Both aircraft were destroyed; the tail gunner from 43-38057 was the only survivor. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

John Andrew Newton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17098986 / O-758372
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Stanley Earl Pursel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-768659
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102411

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Lace

43-38057

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Umbriago
  • Unit: 427th Bomb Squadron 303rd Bomb Group

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Boston, MA, USA 21 October 1942

Died

Harrington, Northampton NN6, UK 9 November 1944 Aboard B-17 43-38057 on 29th combat mission when it collided with B-17 43-37666 shortly after takeoff. Both aircraft were destroyed; the tail gunner from 43-38057 was the only survivor. KIA.

Buried

11 November 1944 Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton South Cambs District Cambridgeshire, England
Otsego, NY, USA

Based

Molesworth 9 November 1944 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Otsego County, NY, USA

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