Arthur W Burns

Military
media-51151.jpeg UPL 51151 Hitler's Gremlin (42-3043) Lockhart Crew, 401st BS, 91st BG. 18 August 1943
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
S/Sgt. George Serafin, Ball Turret Gunner; T/Sgt. William C. Darden, Radio Operator; S/Sgt. Chester W. Raphoon, Waist Gunner; S/Sgt. Arthur W. Burns, Tail Gunner; S/Sgt. John Husick, Waist Gunner.
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
2nd Lt. Granville E. Williams, Navigator; 2nd Lt. Clive M. Woodbury, Co-pilot; 1st Lt. Eugene Lockhart, Pilot; 2nd Lt. Robert P. Sherwin, Bombardier; T/Sgt. Ted R. Cetnarowski, Engineer.

This photo was taken only hours after the crew was rescued from the North Sea following the Schweinfurt-Regensburg Raid in August 1943. If you look closely in the photo, the five men in the back row appear to be holding an inflatable raft which may have aided in their successful rescue.

Object Number - UPL 51151 - Hitler's Gremlin (42-3043) Lockhart Crew, 401st BS, 91st BG. 18 August 1943 BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT: S/Sgt. George Serafin, Ball Turret Gunner; ...

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #423043 'Hitler's Gremlin. ' Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base. Earlier on April 7, 1943, ferrying B17 42-29651 'Stella Maris' from Marrakech to Cornwall, encountered enemy fire. Landed near Dorset. Crew onboth missions included Cemarowski, Sherwin and G. Williams.

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Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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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 pp 101-102, 237

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