William Boomhower
Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #4230033 'Little America. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Claude R Leslie
Military
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Escape and Evasion report by SSgt Claude R Leslie after bailing out of B-17F 42-30033 "LITTLE AMERICA" . All other crew members became POWs
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MACR 1335
Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #4230033 'Little America. ' Evaded. 10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, B17#42-5852 'The Natural' ' crashed at Oxfordshire with crew baling out near RAF Oakley. 5 of the crew were injured with all returning.
Service
People
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Ernest Boyce
Military | Second Lieutenant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 42-30033 'Little America. ' Prisoner of War. ... -
T Carter
Military | Captain | Co-Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 12-Jun-43 involved in an accident on a formation training flight in B-17 42-30131 piloted by Francis J. Witt. RTD Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME. -
Maurice Dillingham
Military | Major | Pilot, 547th Squadron Commander | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-30033 'Little America. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 POW -
Edmund Goulder
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-30033 'Little America. ' Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1335 POW -
Arthur Harris
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to the 384th BG on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, Francis J. Witt Crew. ... -
Paul Saunders
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #4230033 'Little America. ' Prisoner of War (POW). Earlier 0/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, B17#42-5852 'The Natural' ' crashed at Oxfordshire with crew baling out near RAF Oakley. 5 of the crew were injured... -
William Sears
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 42-30033 'Little America. ' Prisoner of War (POW). Earlier 10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, B17 42-5852 'The Natural' ' crashed at Oxfordshire with crew baling out near RAF Oakley. 5 of the crew were... -
Edward Thomasson
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #4230033 'Little America. ' Prisoner of War (POW). Prisoner in Stalag 17-B. POW -
Michael Vodilko
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-30033 'Little America'. Prisoner of War (POW). Earlier 10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, B-17#42-5852 'The Natural' crashed at Oxfordshire with crew bailing out near RAF Oakley. 5 of the crew were...
Units served with
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384th Bomb Group
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by... -
547th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-30033 "Little America"
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 2/4/43; Sioux City 13/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Bangor 20/5/43; Assigned to the 547BS/384BG [S0-G] Grafton Underwood 24/5/43, then the 546BS [BK-G]; Missing in Action Leverkusen 1/12/43 with Maj Maurice Stanley Dillingham, Co-pilot:... -
42-5852
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Long Beach 22/3/43; Sioux City 15/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Dow Fd 20/5/43; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-T] Grafton Underwood 24/5/43; battle damaged Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Edmund Goulder, Co-pilot: Ernie Boyce (546bs), Navigator: Julius Schwartz ...
Missions
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VIII Bomber Command 145
1 December 1943
This mission was directed at the industrial areas of Leverkusen and Solingen, Germany. The mission is composed of two elements. The first element is a combined force of 221 B-17s from 1st Bomb Division that included: 91BG (27); 92BG (18); 303BG (17);...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Dayton, Ohio, USA | |
| Evaded | Germany | 1 December 1943 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 09 October 2017 18:25:40 | mvandemark | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Updated connection |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 09 October 2017 18:24:32 | mvandemark | Changes to person associations and mission associations |
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http://www.384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/SortieReport.php?SortieKey... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:06:23 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1335 / MACR 1335, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 341, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=l... / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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