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Consolidated B-24D Liberator 41-23672 'Double Trouble' 328th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF.
NARA Ref 3A45218-3A46062.
Rear L-R: 2nd Lt Gerald G Gray, 2nd Lt Frank T Lewis, Lt Bernard Abels and Capt Benjamin F Riggs.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Edwin J Malloy, S/Sgt George R Creadon, T/Sgt Stephen V Meddling, S/Sgt Michael J Reilly, T/Sgt Marlin E Staller and S/Sgt Harry Cottingham.
Group
The 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1 Mar 42 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15 May 42. the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida, to continue advanced flight training and also to fly antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico. They...
Squadron
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot
27 missions
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner
Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Sousse, Tunisia in B-24 41-23672 'Double Trouble' 19-Jan-43; shot down and crashed in the sea near the coast of Tunisia 19-Jan-43. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15484
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner
Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Sousse, Tunisia in B-24 41-23672 'Double Trouble' 19-Jan-43; shot down and crashed in the sea near the coast of Tunisia 19-Jan-43. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15484
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
19 January 1943 B-24 41-23672 'Double Trouble' was shot down over Sousse, Tunisia and crashed in the sea near the coast of Tunisia. Gray is listed as one of 2 Prisoner of War (POW)s from the crew.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Sousse, Tunisia in B-24 41-23672 'Double Trouble' 19-Jan-43; shot down and crashed in the sea near the coast of Tunisia 19-Jan-43. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15484
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner
Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Sousse, Tunisia in B-24 41-23672 'Double Trouble' 19-Jan-43; shot down and crashed in the sea near the coast of Tunisia 19-Jan-43. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15484
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator
Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Sousse, Tunisia in B-24 41-23672 'Double Trouble' 19-Jan-43; shot down and crashed in the sea near the coast of Tunisia 19-Jan-43. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15484
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner
Killed in Action (KIA) 19 January 1943 when B-24 41-23672 'Double Trouble' was shot down over Sousse, Tunisia and crashed in the sea near the coast of Tunisia.
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
Military | Captain | Pilot
Killed in Action (KIA) 19 January 1943 when B-24 41-23672 'Double Trouble' was shot down over Sousse, Tunisia and crashed in the sea near the coast of Tunisia.
DFC/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
Killed in Action (KIA) 19 January 1943 when B-24 41-23672 'Double Trouble' was shot down over Sousse, Tunisia and crashed in the sea near the coast of Tunisia.
AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 328th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW). Lost to flak and fighters on 19-Jan-43. Crashed into the sea 150 miles S.E. of Malta. MACR 15484.
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 07 August 2016 11:33:49 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations |
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