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Military
George Monda was Bombardier on board of B-17 Serial 42-5715 on a mission over Tunisia on 18 December 1942. He was killed in the crash-landing of the battle-damaged Fortress.
Military | Captain | Bombardier | 97th Bomb Group
Flew 36 missions and was also with the 12th, 15th Air Corps & Air Force. Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters; 4 Campaign ribbons, two theatres of operation Europe and North Africa; Caterpillar Club.
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Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator/Gunner | 97th Bomb Group
Thomas Burton was on board B-17E-BO AC# 41-9090 transitioning to England from the United States on 27 June 1942 when it had to ditch near an island in Narsarsuaq Fjord, near Narsaq, in 1500ft of water, 35 miles SW of Bluie West One, Greenland. Burton...
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Right Waist Gunner | 97th Bomb Group
According to his widow Margaret, Eugene enlisted at 18 in Louisiana.
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Military | Sergeant | Gunner | 97th Bomb Group
William Matthew Ivanhoff (also known as Matthew Ivanhoff) was on board B-17E-BO A/C #41-9090 transitioning to England from the United States on 27 June 1942 when it had to ditch near an island in Narsarsuaq Fjord, near Narsaq, in 1500ft of water, 35...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 97th Bomb Group
June 1942 B-17E-BO AC#41-9090 crash landed near Narsak island due to bad weather conditions. All 12 crew members left uninjured and the plane sank within a minute. Crew was transitioning to England.
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 97th Bomb Group
Lt John Nichols was pilot of B-17E-BO AC# 41-9090 transitioning to England from the United States on 27 June 1942 when it had to ditch near an island in Narsarsuaq Fjord, near Narsaq, in 1500ft of water, 35 miles SW of Bluie West One, Greenland....
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Left Waist Gunner | 97th Bomb Group
Grover Williams was a passenger on board B-17E-BO AC# 41-9090 transitioning to England from the United States on 27 June 1942 when it had to ditch near an island in Narsarsuaq Fjord, near Narsaq, in 1500ft of water, 35 miles SW of Bluie West One,...
Military | Sergeant | 97th Bomb Group
27 June 1942 B-17E-BO AC#41-9090 crash landed near Narsak island due to bad weather conditions. All 12 crew members left uninjured and the plane sank within a minute. Crew was transitioning to England.
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Tail Gunner | 97th Bomb Group
Frederick Wilson was on board B-17E-BO AC# 41-9090 transitioning to England from the United States on 27 June 1942 when it had to ditch near an island in Narsarsuaq Fjord, near Narsaq, in 1500ft of water, 35 miles SW of Bluie West One, Greenland....
Group
The 97th Bomb Group flew the Eighth Air Force's first heavy bomber mission from the UK when they bombed a marshalling yard at Rouen on 17 August 1942. Just a month later though the Group were reassigned to the Twelfth Air Force and left England for the...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne, 3 September 1942. To New Castle, 4 October 1942. Assigned 94th Bomb Group, 22 October 1942. Transferred 342BS/97BG Depienne, November 1942. Piloted by 1st Lt John C. Nicholson on the 18 December 1942 mission to bomb the Bizerte,...
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| Born | Michigan, United States | 1917 |
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the son of William Adolphus Joseph Monda and Carrie A. (Purdy) Monda |
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| Died | near Bizerte, Tunisia | 14 December 1943 |
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in the crash-landing of B-17 Serial 42-5715 |
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| Buried | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, Michigan, United States | |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 12 November 2017 09:47:11 | ED-BB | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations and aircraft associations |
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NARA WWII Enlistment Records |
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