Paul William Scoggins
Military
Crew Standing L-R: Capt Alexander C "Connie" Strickland Jr, Lt Byron K Butt, Lt Paul W Scroggins, Major Edgar E Snyder Jr, Capt Louis M Schulstad.
Kneeling L-R: T/Sgt Albert E Martel Jr, S/Sgt Edward E McGill, T/Sgt James C Baart, S/Sgt Raymond Ruhel Peck, S/Sgt Ralph R Strohsack.
Object Number - UPL 29885 - Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Glisy, France, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Winning Run'. England, 21 August 1943. 303Rd Bomb...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on 'Winning Run' a B-17 that crash landed after all 4 engines gave out, while returning from raid on Stuttgart on 6-Sep-43. It ran out of fuel. Many of the other B-17's were low on fuel that day, 10 out of 19. This particular plane was written up by Life Magazine War Correspondent Schershel because he was on the plane during the mission.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Buzzing Bronco, Winning Run
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tioga, TX | 18 September 1921 | Son of William J. and Chloe Arvilla [Phillips] Scoggins. |
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Enlisted |
College Station, TX | 23 January 1942 | College Station, Texas |
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Died |
DeRidder, LA | 17 October 2004 | |
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Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, LA | 21 October 2004 | Woodlawn Cemetery DeRidder, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to the A/C #42-29944 'Winning Run' listed in the "Summary biography".
303RD WEB SITE, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 276 w/ picture of crew an ac in Kent field / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
![A bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group stand on the wing of their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29944) that has crash landed. Passed as censored 10 Sep 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '6/9/43. Crash - south coast. #3.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407659.jpg.webp?itok=JNuZmFzv)
