Russell Albert
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
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31 December 1944
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A B-17 Flying Fortress (XR-A serial number42 31987 nicknamed "Shilaylee" of the 100th Bomb Group at Thorpe Abbotts
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Who can give me more information about Eino E Jarvi and his crew, crew 35. thank you very much.
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B-17G-35-DL 42-107233 "Humpty Dumpty" (coded EP-N, later EP-W) of the 351st BS/100th BG is seen here at Thorpe Abbotts prior to her loss over Misburg on 31 Dec 1944.
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8th Air Force mission 772; December 31, 1944; Stade, Germany air field. 447th Bomb Group strike photo
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8th Air Force mission 772; December 31, 1944; Wenzendorf, Germany. 447th Bomb Group strike photo
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BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
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2. BINGEN
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MARSHALLING YARDS
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3. BLUMENTHAL
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COMMUNICATIONS TARGET
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4. BUZBURG
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COMMUNICATIONS TARGET
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5. EHRANG/KORDEL
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RAILROAD
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6. ENGERS
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RAIL BRIDGE
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7. EUSKIRCHEN
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RAIL BRIDGE
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8. HAMBURG
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INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
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9. HAMBURG
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OIL REFINERY
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A mix of 316 P-47s and P-51s provide escort. Mix not given in available data.
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10. HAMBURG/GRASSBRUK
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OIL REFINERY
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11. HAMBURG/WILHWMSBURG
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OIL REFINERY
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12. HELIGOLAND ISLAND
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RADAR INSTALLATION
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13. IRLICH
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RAIL BRIDGE
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14. KOBLENZ/GUS
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RAIL BRIDGE
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15. KOBLENZ/LUTZWEILER
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HIGHWAY BRIDGE
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16. KREFELD-URDINGEN
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MARSHALLING YARDS
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17. MISBURG
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OIL REFINERY
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18. MONCHEN-GLADBACH
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INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
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19. NEUSS
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MARSHALLING YARDS
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20. NORDHOLZ
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AIRFIELD
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21. PRUM
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COMMUNICATIONS TARGET
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22. REMAGEN BRIDGE
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RAIL BRIDGE
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23. STADE
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AIRFIELD
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24. WENZENDORF
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INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
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Service
People
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Lewis Allen
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
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John Althoff
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot, Tail Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
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Howard Anderson
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
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Leroy Andrews
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 401st Bomb Group
35 combat missions and 2 other missions7 Air Medal w/7 Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct, EAME Ribbon -
Allen Aschenbach
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 401st Bomb Group
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Robert Atkins
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 453rd Bomb Group
Robert Atkins served as a tail gunner with the 733rd Bomb Squadron of the 453rd Bomb Group, flying missions out of Old Buckenham, England. -
Philbert Azevedo
Military | Sergeant | Engineer, Top Turret Gunner, Tail Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
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George Baker
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot | 359th Fighter Group
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed tour. Credited with 4.5 aerial kills, 1 x probable and a ground kill. Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME. Post war: Served in USAF in Korean and Vietnam conflicts. -
Jack Berkowitz
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 100th Bomb Group
Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Wilhelmshaven Mid air collision near Rustringen in B-17 43-38457 Baled out over North sea Prisoner of War (POW) 31-Dec-44. MACR 11359. Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Aircraft
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42-107151 Cover Girl
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 7/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-B] Deenethorpe 15/4/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA)... -
42-31072 Betty J.
B-17 Flying Fortress
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42-31485 Old Ironsides
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 11/10/43; Gr Island 21/11/43; La Guardia 29/11/43; New York 1/12/43; Presque Is 2/12/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-X] Deenethorpe 6/1/44; RAF Stornaway 5/4/44, ret grp 6/4/44; Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 9/6/45; Syracuse 10/6... -
42-31591 Homesick Angel
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; Wendover 9/12/43; Grenier 20/1/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 25/1/44; transferred 613BS/401BG [IN-J] Deenethorpe 11/3/44; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 19/3/44, force landed continent; Salvaged 1 SAD Troston 22/4/44; mission... -
42-31662 'Fancy Nancy IV'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 2/12/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Romulus 6/1/44; Kearney 7/1/44; Memphis 9/1/44; Presque Is 10/1/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-B] Deenethorpe 31/1/44; 134m crash landed Polebrook 22/4/44, Salvaged 1 SAD Troston. FANCY NANCY IV. -
42-31891 The Shape
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 31/12/43; Kearney 12/1/44; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-P] Deenethorpe 15/2/44; Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 1/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 8/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA)... -
42-31895 Miss-Chief
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 3/1/44; Kearney 14/1/44; Presque Is 3/2/44; Grenier 11/2/44; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-Y] Thorpe Abbotts 16/2/44; Missing in Action Misburg/Hamburg 31/12/44 with Paul Carroll, Co-pilot: Harry Winger, Navigator: George Klare,... -
42-31939 Spook Six
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 6/1/44; Kearney 15/1/44; Romulus 23/1/44; Grenier 25/1/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-J] Horham 2/2/44; transferred 412BS [QW-J]; 98m, with S.D. Reed, force landed RAF Coltishakk, 8RTD, 1WIA; Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 21/6/44;... -
42-31983 Mary Alice
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/44; Kearney 28/1/44; Presque Is 18/2/44; Grenier 2/3/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-G] Deenethorpe 7/3/44; detailed Munich 13/7/44 with L.H. Haskett, Tail gunner: Ed Page (Killed in Action); Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 6/6... -
42-31987 'Shilaylee' aka 'The Little Skipper'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/44; Kearney 22/1/44; Romulus 23/2/44; Grenier 28/2/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-A] Thorpe Abbotts 10/3/44; 418BS [LD-D]; Missing in Action Misburg 31/12/44 with Glen Rojohn, Co-pilot: Bill Leek, Navigator: Bob Washington,...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 October 2017 18:31:25 | Al_Skiff | Changes to person associations and aircraft associations |
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Added 'Piggyback' B-17 crews. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:43:08 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'. |
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