George C Wahl Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 23 November 1942 in B-17 41-24503 'Pandora's Box' while serving as Co-Pilot. Killed in Action (KIA). Crashed into sea

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Phillip K Baxter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-727075
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

John Lynn Boomer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36305914
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Louis E Emerson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17015920
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

John Stewart Hemingway

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-433981
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Bombardier; Navigator

Fidel Hernandez

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19039467
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

41-24503

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pandora's Box
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Île d'Houat, France 23 November 1942 Killed when the aircraft was attacked by German fighters and crashed into the sea near the Ile d'Houat, France. His remains were never recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery.

Revisions

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connected with Doyt Watson

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Lee Cunningham 30-Nov-2014. Added KIA event per MACR 16162; added Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record.

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Lee Cunningham 5-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16162; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16162, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. One by Bishop and Hey, p. 48