Military
He reported to group in June 1942. On 9-October-1942 his aircraft sustained major a/c damage on landing upon returning from a mission to Lille, France.
On 21-October 1942 his aircraft lost an engine on the way to the target at Lorient, France, but the 306BG was unable to bomb because of cloud cover.
On 9 November 1942was shot down in B-17 42-24509 'Miss Swoose' while serving as pilot. Prisoner of War (POW) until 29 April 1945 in camps Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft III, Stalag Luft VII - Moosburg. Prisoner of War (POW) Number 840.
POW
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-1942, B-17F 41-24509, 'Miss Swoose' was damaged by AA fire between the Initial Point (IP) and the target which resulted in a fire on #3 engine during mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France on 9...
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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| Born | Glenville, West Virginia | 6 January 1916 |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | Moosburg, Germany | 9 November 1942 – 11 July 1945 |
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Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 11-Jul-45. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 20 April 2017 00:12:08 | velojay | Changes to events |
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Herald-Tribune Obituary; Family knowledge |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 November 2014 18:47:13 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to biography |
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Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Corrected dates and formatted description based on 'The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 November 2014 18:40:09 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to biography, awards and events |
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Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Corrected dates in description based on: "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman; added decoration. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 31 October 2014 19:56:40 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to biography, events, place associations and mission associations |
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Lee Cunningham 31-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report MACR 16010; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW Database |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:16:34 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pic... / self; 306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 16010, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 45 |
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