Kenneth Duane Barr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA). Upon takeoff from base on mission to Bremen 13-Nov-1943, 384th was recalled. B-17 #42-24575 'Sunrise Serenader' vibrated before going into a spin and broke in two near Wargrave, Berkshire. 9 KOM, 1 RTD.

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Claude Isom Gober

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676942
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

William Homer McCulley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34504836
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

Alan Bradford Purdy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12158273
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.

Sampson Sharff

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 384th Bomb Group 312th Ferry Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-687709
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Harvey Arthur Wick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13059056
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret, Top Turret Gunner

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13 November 1943

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=3629

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=211

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I p. 371, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / AAIR 43-11-13-500 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database