Military
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 while serving as Radio Operator. Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 while serving as Tail Gunner Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 while serving as Pilot. Plane crashed 5 miles north of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier, Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
He was an original member of group. He flew on Loyal Felts crew. Completed 4 missions, 1942: 9 October, 7 November, 8 November, 9 November. Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 near St. Nazaire, France while serving as Bombardier. Plane crashed 5...
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
He reported to the group on 19 Jun 1942. He flew on Loyal M. Felts crew. He was armorer under Lt. Knight in England, then volunteered for gunner slot that became vacant. Completed 4 missions.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Aircraft B-17 41-24491 was shot down 9 November 1942 on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. Serving as a Navigator on board, 2Lt Forrest Hartin baled out of the stricken aircraft and landed about 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire,...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Aircraft #41-24491 was shot down on a mission to St. Nazaire, France, 9-Nov-42 with 2Lt Jones serving as Co-Pilot. 2Lt Jones managed to bale out of the stricken aircraft and was captured. (POW)
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 #41-24491 while serving as Ball Turret Gunner Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 while serving as Waist Gunner. Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. 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
Assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 15 August 194. Based at Thurleigh 13 October 1942. Missing in Action on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St Nazaire, France 9 November 1942. 6 KIA, 3 POW, 1 EVD - MACR 6012.
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9 November 1942
The U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France are the target of this mission conducted by a combined force of 33 B-17s from 91BG and 306BG together with a combined force of 14 B-24s from 44BG and 93BG. The B-24 formation bombs from altitudes between 17,500 ft...
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...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Buried | La Baule-Escoublac, France | November 1942 |
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Buried by the Germans in the English Army Cemetery at Escoublac-Cuy, France. Exact grave location in the cemetery has not been determined. |
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| Killed in Action (KIA) | Saint-Nazaire, France | 9 November 1942 |
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Killed when aircraft was shot down by AA fire and crashed into the harbour at St. Nazaire, France. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 22 February 2018 14:47:47 | ED-BB | Changes to person associations |
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Made connections to other crew members |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 November 2014 22:21:17 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to events and aircraft associations |
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Lee Cunningham 24-Nov-2014. Aircraft association KIA event and burial per MACR 6012 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 30 October 2014 20:32:52 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to events |
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Lee Cunningham 30-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 6012. Burial information from German records contained in MACR 6012 folder. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 30 October 2014 20:26:46 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to service number, biography, events, place associations and mission associations |
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Lee Cunningham 30-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 6012; Burial information from German records contained in MACR 6012 folder. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:15:39 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor , Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 45 MACR 6012 |
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