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James Clark was Co-Pilot on board of B-17 ≠42-29744 'Battling Bee', shot down 15 May 1943. Plane crash-landed in shallow water near Cuxhaven, Germany. Clark bailed out of aircraft, was captured on land near Altenwalde. Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III. NARA WWII POW record : "Returned to Military control 20 July 1945."
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Reuben Carr was Waist gunner on board of B-17 ≠42-29744, shot down 15 May 1943 in B-17 #42-29744 the "Battling-Bee" Piloted by 1Lt. Frank Clemons. Aircraft took direct hit from Flak in open bomb bay. All crew members from Radio Compartment aft were KIA...
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 15 May 1943 in B-17 42-29744 'Battling Bee'. Plane crashed into North Sea between Neuwerk Island and Cuxhaven, in shallow water. Pilot Lt. Clemons was the last to bail out, low altitude and landed in North Sea. Body was recovered from the...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
William Condon was Engineer/Top Turret gunner on board of B-17 ≠42-29744, lost 15 May 1943, crashed in the North Sea near Cuxhaven, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW)
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Roy Fries was Tail gunner on board of B-17 ≠42-29744, shot down 15 May 1943 in B-17F #42-29744. Plane crashed into North Sea between Neuwerk Island and Cuxhaven, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). Remains not recovered. Memorialized on the "Tablets of...
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Oran Highley was Bombardier on board of B-17 ≠42-29744, shot down 15 May 1943 in B-17F-70-BO [GY-O] #42-29744 "Battling Bee". Plane crashed into shallow water between Neuwerk Island and Cuxhaven, Germany. Captured at Altenwalde, sent to Dulag Luft for...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 15 May 1943 in B-17 #42-29744. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Louis Means was a Navigator in the 306th BG/ 367th BS. He completed 2 missions (St. Nazaire on 1 May 1943 and Antwerp on 4 May 1943). He was shot down on his third on 15 May 1943 in B-17 #42-29744. Plane crashed into the North Sea near the island of...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Emil Miller was Waist gunner on board of B-17 #42-29744 ''Battling Bee", shot down 15 May 1943 & piloted by 1Lt. Frank B. Clemons. Plane crash-landed in shallow water between Neuwerk Island and Cuxhaven, Germany. Emil had completed a total of 23...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
John Mulherin was Radio Operator on board of B-17 ≠42-29744, lost on 15 May 1943, crashed in the North Sea near Cuxhaven, Germany. His body was recovered a few days after the crash. Killed In Action (KIA)
Group
Constituted as 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Trained for combat with B-17's. Moved to England, Aug-Sep 1942, and assigned to Eighth AF Eighth Air Force in September 1942 Station 111 Thurleigh. During combat,...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/43; Salina 2/3/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-O] Thurleigh 20/4/43. Missing in Action Heligoland Airdrome 15 May 1943 with Pilot Frank B. Clemons Jr, Radio Operator: John L. Mulherin, Ball turret gunner: Donald A. Kind, Waist...
15 May 1943
The missions of VIII Bomber Command are becoming more sophisticated. The primary stratgic target for today is the U-Boat pens, marshalling yards and Luftwaffe airfield at Emden, Germany. The resistance of Luftwaffe fighters is a primary concern for the...
Military site : airfield
Built for RAF use in 1941-42, Thurleigh was initially used by RAF Bomber Command before being handed over to the Eighth Air Force. Its runways and hardstandings were improved, and the B-17s of the 306th Bomb Group began using the base. It was their...
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| Born | 14 February 1920 | |
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Blue River, Grant County, Wisconsin |
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| Lived in | 1940 | |
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Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | 15 May 1943 – 1945 | |
| Re-enlisted | 7 May 1946 | |
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Richland, Wisconsin |
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| Discharged | 3 August 1946 | |
| Died | 11 December 1963 | |
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| 30 December 2021 17:14:33 | Matt Kind | Changes to media associations |
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Donald Kind image removed |
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| 12 December 2020 14:26:04 | ED-BB | Changes to biography and events |
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NARA WWII POW record |
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| 12 December 2020 13:41:31 | ED-BB | Changes to biography and events |
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WWII Draft card |
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| 12 December 2020 10:39:37 | ED-BB | Changes to person associations |
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MACR 15512 |
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| 12 December 2020 10:32:06 | ED-BB | Changes to middlename, service number, place associations and mission associations |
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MACR 15512 |
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| 08 May 2015 05:03:58 | kduggin | Changes to biography |
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MACR 15512 |
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| 27 September 2014 18:14:41 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15512 / MACR 15512, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey, p. 122, First Over Germany pg. 115 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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