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Crew of B-24 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs '.
Robert E Courtney, James A Gunn Jr, Bernard E Leimbach, Charles R Ruark, Delmar E Smith, Frederick L Stukey Jr, Edwin L Turner, Richard C Williamson.
Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40364 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'; shot down near the Yugoslavia/Bulgaria border by enemy fighters during withdrawal from the target. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 165
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, ACM, EAME w/2 campaign stars
Service
People
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Military | Captain | B-24 Command Pilot | 98th Bomb Group
~ Capt. James A. Gunn, Jr, was Killed In Action (KIA) on the bombing mission over the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania, in his B-24D, 42-40364. 1 Aug, 43.
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Units served with
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Group
The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942.
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Squadron
Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron and trained by Third Air Force. Deployed to Egypt in June 1942 over South Atlantic Transport Route transiting from Morrison Field, Florida though the Caribbean to Brazil; performed trans-Atlantic...
Aircraft
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B-24 Liberator
The B-24D, The Pink Elephant, 42-40364, was in the 9th Air Force, the 98th Bomb Group, "The Pyramiders", and the 343rd Bomb Squadron. First named, The Pink Elephant, 42-40364, was the second B-24D, that was later renamed, Snow White and the Seven...
Missions
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1 August 1943
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B-24D Liberators attack the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. The bombers flew low to avoid radar detection and dropped time delayed bombs. Out of the 177 B-24s that took part in the raid 167 managed to attack their targets. 57...
Events
Event |
Location |
Date |
Born |
South Dakota |
1917 |
Lived in |
Spokane, WA, USA |
1941 |
Enlisted |
Geiger Field, Spokane, WA |
23 January 1942 |
Entered service from Geiger Field Spokane, WA.
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Died |
Macedonia (FYROM) |
1 August 1943 |
Buried |
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12 July 1949 |
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia
Grave 107, Section 15
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