Sylvester Louis Horstmann

Military

Shot down 8 March 1943 in B-17F #41-24514, 306BG/368BS while serving as Radio Operator. Aircraft was attacked by a FW 180 after Spitfire escort left while on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at RenneS, France. Aircraft was at the tail end of the low squadron. Only the pilot was lost. Aircraft crashed at Colline, Savon-sur-Vilaine, France. Other crew became Prisoner of War (POW)s.

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Robert Stanley Liscavage

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13025759
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Ernest Thomas Moriarty

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron 337th Bomb Squadron 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11030793
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Eulis Eugene Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34189597
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Joseph Cuderly Wilkins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-724179
  • Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 8 March 1943 - 12 June 1945 Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf (near Krems), Austria. Oifficially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 12-Jun-45.

Born

Brookport, Illinois, USA

Revisions

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MACR 6088

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Lee Cunningham 30-Jul-2015. Added decoration and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Edited Summary Biography with A/C model letter and unit association; added target information per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE and MACR 6088.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6088 / MACR 6088,Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 89, First Over Germany by Russell Strong pp.76-78 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database