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McCormic's crew of the 8th AF 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 23 January 1945.
Rear L-R: Unk, 2Lt Ray R. Woltman, 2Lt William Feinstein, 2Lt John R McCormick
Front L-R: Unk, S/Sgt William G Logan, Sgt Charles Fellows, Sgt William F. "Bill" Garner, S/Sgt Reynaldo Garcia, S/Sgt Joseph F Stritch
Group
The 398th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire on strategic bombing raids over Germany. The Group switched focus in the days before D-Day, when they targeted enemy positions on the Cherbourg peninsula. When the Allies...
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) near Kahlstorf, Germany in B-17 'Maude an Maria' 42-97387.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner/Navigator
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) on 3 February 1945 near Kahlstorf (Lehmke), Germany in B-17 'Maude an Maria' #42-97387.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) on 3 February 1945 near Kahlstorf (Lehmke), Germany in B-17 'Maude an Maria' #42-97387.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Bombardier/Togglier
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 26+ combat missions. Shot down near Kahlstorf (Lehmke), Germany, 3-Feb-45, in B-17 'Maude an Maria' 42-97387. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 26+ combat missions. Involved in the mid-air collision between his B-17 42-97387 'Maude an' Maria' and B-17 43-38697 of (603rd BS) on the 3-Feb-45 mission to Berlin. Captured in Kahlstorf, East of Lehmke, Germany...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) on 3-Feb-45 near Kahlstorf (Lehmke), Germany in B-17 'Maude an Maria' 42-97387.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 26+ combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Kahlstorf, Germany, 3-Feb-45, in B-17 42-97387 'Maude an Maria'. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12214
Awards: AM (4 OLC), PH.
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 12 January 2019 17:29:19 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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