Herbert W Chouinard
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Luther E. Salter (KIA), Arnold E. Kramer (POW), James A. Foltz (KIA), Hershel W. Bowers (KIA), Carroll B. Tallant (KIA), Herbert W. Chouinard (KIA), Daniel DeBonis (KIA), James F. Hundley (KIA), Ray L. Nickola (POW).
Leon B. Wagner did not go on the 2 November 1944 mission but completed his tour as Tail Gunner with the Richard N. Broughton crew.
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
Sgt. Luther E. Salter, Top Turret Gunner; S/Sgt. Arnold E. Kramer, Waist Gunner; Sgt. James A. Foltz, Ball Turret Gunner; S/Sgt. Leon Wagner, Waist Gunner; T/Sgt. Hershel W. Bowers, Radio Operator; S/Sgt. Carroll B. Tallant, Tail Gunner
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
1st. Lt. Herbert W. Chouinard, Pilot; 2nd Lt. Daniel DuBonis, Navigator; 2nd Lt. James F. Hundley, Bombardier; 2nd Lt. Ray L. Nickola, Co-pilot
PHOTO AND CREW NAMES CONTRIBUTED BY ROGER LEMLEY
Object Number - UPL 50683 - This was the last crew of "The Jub Jub Bird" as it was shot down on 2 November 1944 on the Merseburg mission. Luther E. Salter (KIA), Arnold E....
Crashed at Leipzig in B-17 'Jub Jub Bird' #42-31883, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Jub Jub Bird
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Events
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 2 November 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10304 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
