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A bomber crew of the 351st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress.
Handwritten caption: 'Technical Sergeant James E Ellis, Staff Sergeant Maurice J Franzblau, Sergeant Clarence B McGuire, Sergeant Fenton D Strohmeyer, Sergeant Guido Signoretti, Sergeant John Swarts, Second Lieutenant John M Morton, Second Lieutenant Donald Fish, Second Lieutenant William J Fuerth and Lieutenant McCaleb D Taylor of the the 351th Bomb Group, 511 Squadron.
2nd Lt. Warren J Bragdon filled in as Co-Pilot for Lt. Donald Fish as he was flying lead ship on 570 Bomb Group in Polebrook, England.'
Group
The 351st Bomb Group flew strategic bombing missions from their base at Polebrook, Northamptonshire from April 1943 to June 1945. The Group's most famous member was Hollywood actor Clark Gable, who flew four/ five missions with them as an observer...
Squadron
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner
Shot down by flak and crashed near Beendorf in B-17 #42-38146, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Lieutenant | Tail Gunner
Shot down in A/C 297381 on 6 August 1944. RTD
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator
Shot down by flak and crashed near Beendorf in B-17 #42-38146, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator
Shot down by flak and crashed near Beendorf in B-17 #42-38146, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner
Shot down by flak and crashed near Beendorf in B-17 #42-38146, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot
Shot down by flak and crashed near Beendorf in B-17 #42-38146, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Shot down by flak and crashed near Beendorf in B-17 #42-38146, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner
Shot down by flak and crashed near Beendorf in B-17 #42-38146, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Member of Fishs' crew. The day the crew went down, Swarts was out with a burned eyelid and Lt. Fish had been transferred to another plane. Only 2 members of the original crew to survive
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Shot down by flak and crashed near Beendorf in B-17 #42-38146, Killed in Action (KIA).
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 12 November 2014 12:43:57 | Memory Book | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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Image courtesy of John S Swarts |
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