Military
He was an original member of group. He flew on Loyal Felts crew. Completed 4 missions, 1942: 9 October, 7 November, 8 November, 9 November. Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 near St. Nazaire, France while serving as Bombardier. Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria.
After the war he graduated from Virginia Tech. and was then with Appalachian Power Co until 1986 retiring as Marketing and Customer service manager. He was a town councilman for 24 years and Mayor 1994-97.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 while serving as Tail Gunner Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 while serving as Pilot. Plane crashed 5 miles north of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
He reported to the group on 19 Jun 1942. He flew on Loyal M. Felts crew. He was armorer under Lt. Knight in England, then volunteered for gunner slot that became vacant. Completed 4 missions.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Aircraft B-17 41-24491 was shot down 9 November 1942 on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. Serving as a Navigator on board, 2Lt Forrest Hartin baled out of the stricken aircraft and landed about 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire,...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Aircraft #41-24491 was shot down on a mission to St. Nazaire, France, 9-Nov-42 with 2Lt Jones serving as Co-Pilot. 2Lt Jones managed to bale out of the stricken aircraft and was captured. (POW)
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 #41-24491 while serving as Ball Turret Gunner Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 while serving as Radio Operator. Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 9 November 1942 in B-17 41-24491 while serving as Waist Gunner. Plane crashed 5 miles north-west of St. Nazaire, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
Group
Constituted as 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Trained for combat with B-17's. Moved to England, Aug-Sep 1942, and assigned to Eighth AF Eighth Air Force in September 1942 Station 111 Thurleigh. During combat,...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 15 August 194. Based at Thurleigh 13 October 1942. Missing in Action on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St Nazaire, France 9 November 1942. 6 KIA, 3 POW, 1 EVD - MACR 6012.
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9 November 1942
The U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France are the target of this mission conducted by a combined force of 33 B-17s from 91BG and 306BG together with a combined force of 14 B-24s from 44BG and 93BG. The B-24 formation bombs from altitudes between 17,500 ft...
Military site : airfield
Built for RAF use in 1941-42, Thurleigh was initially used by RAF Bomber Command before being handed over to the Eighth Air Force. Its runways and hardstandings were improved, and the B-17s of the 306th Bomb Group began using the base. It was their...
Other location
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Syracuse, New York | 18 December 1919 |
| Born | Floyd, Virginia | 3 February 1921 |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | Moosburg, Germany | 9 November 1942 – 29 May 1945 |
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Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Officially Returned to Military Control 29-May-45. |
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| Died | 5 March 2002 | |
| Buried | Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski, VA | |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 26 November 2021 22:23:00 | jmoore43 | Changes to place associations |
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Added an association to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 07 February 2021 11:42:53 | Helen | Changes to biography |
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306th Echoes Jan 2003 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 February 2018 14:40:42 | ED-BB | Changes to person associations |
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Made connections to other crew members |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 November 2014 22:01:37 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to awards, events and aircraft associations |
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Lee Cunningham 24-Nov-2014. Added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 30 October 2014 20:02:40 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to biography |
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Lee Cunningham 30-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 6012; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 30 October 2014 19:46:52 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to biography, place associations and mission associations |
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Lee Cunningham 30-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 6012; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:03:43 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 440, First Over Germany pg. 228, Combat Crews pg. 120, / self; 306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 45 MACR 6012 |
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