96th Bomb Group
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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337th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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The insignia of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group.
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1st Lt. Joseph Denver, Bombardier, 96th BG/337th BS.
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E. Charles "Chuck" Hancock, 1st Lt, co-pilot, B-17G 44-6888.
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B-17G-1-VE #42-39856 Code: AW-G 96th BG - 337th BS Shot Down 4 April 1944
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TSGT Richard Emerson Denny Flight Engineer Russell Gecks Crew 96th BG - 337th BS
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SSGT Peter Miskinis RWG Russell Gecks Crew 96th BG - 337th BG shot down 4 April 1944. Evaded
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1LT Russell H. Gecks Pilot 96th BG - 337th BS Shot down 8 April 1944. Crash landed on Dutch coast. Evaded
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B-17G 44-6153 (AW-S) 96th BG, 337th BS.
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Raymond C. Estle
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1st Lt. Bruce Bronson at the controls of a B-17G, 1945. 96th BG/337th BS. Due to lack of proper flight gear, likely a post-war flight.
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Austin Abbott
Military | Staff Sergeant | Flight Engineer | 96th Bomb Group
Completed combat tour. Flew on the Relucant Dragon -
Arthur Adams
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 96th Bomb Group
Flew 35 missions. Participated in Frantic II Missions to Poltava, Russia, see brief in Library Reference Drawer DFC; Air Medal -
Ervin Adams
Military | Corporal | 96th Bomb Group
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Walter Adams
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
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William Adams
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
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Isadore Aiello
Military | Corporal | 96th Bomb Group
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Oren Albright
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97480, Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Elton Aldridge
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-31164 'Lucky Lady'. Damaged by flak A/C crashed near Bordeaux, Evaded (EVD). Larry Grauderholz said, "Flak took a heavier toll over the target when our approaching ... Incomplete sentence ... -
Morris Alfandary
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 96th Bomb Group
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Robert Alford
Military | Captain | Bombardier | 96th Bomb Group
Wing's lead plane, piloted by Capt Merlin "Gary" Miller and carried the 339th's commander Lt. Col. Melvin Buckner as command pilot. Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Gustausborg on 13 Jan 45 in B-17 44-8489. ... -
42-102452
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Grenier 5/4/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-R] Snetterton 7/4/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Herb Moore, Co-pilot: Bill Giesse, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Stan Draginis, Radio Operator: Don... -
42-102480 Boots II
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 7/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Dow Fd 1/5/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-N] Snetterton 2/4/44; on training mission 23/4/44, with John Brotbeck, Co-pilot: Chas Irving, Navigator: Ed Montgomery, Bombardier: Owen Womak, Flight engineer/top... -
42-102561
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 14/3/44; Gr Island 2/4/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; slated 385BG, Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-D] Snetterton 22/4/44; Missing in Action Karlsruhe 27/5/44 with Chas Irving, Bombardier: John Flanyak, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Zalaker,... -
42-102646
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 22/3/44; Hunter 17/4/44; Grenier 30/4/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-A] Snetterton 3/5/44; Missing in Action Osnabruck 21/11/44 with Henry Sullivan, Co-pilot: John Towle, Navigator: Martin Feifer, Bombardier: Earl Stevens, Flight... -
42-107227 Cabin in the Sky
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 28/3/44; Hunter 13/4/44; Dow Fd 29/4/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-E] Snetterton 1/5/44; destroyed by enemy aircraft at Poltava with Ken Leininger 21/6/44; Salvaged 1/7/44. CABIN IN THE SKY. -
42-29726 'The Dallas Rebel' 'Poisonality'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/43; Walker 23/2/43; Smoky Hill 25/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 20/4/43 THE DALLAS REBEL; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 509BS/351BG [RQ-Q] Polebrook 11/7/43; battle damaged... -
42-29734
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 12/2/43; Walker 23/2/43; Smoky Hill 28/3/43; Presque 8/4/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 22/4/43; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Missing in Action Emden 21/5/43 with Capt Gil Stephenson, Co-pilot: Don Aulenbach, Navigator: Gene McGowen,... -
42-29740 Tondelayo
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43 - original group ship with 95th BG; Kearney 12/3/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-R] RAF Alconbury; force landed Alconbury after sustaining NBD with Don Eastling 19/5/43; transferred to 337BS/96BG [AW-G]... -
42-29938 - Tarfu - Ole Puss [not confirmed]
B-17 Flying Fortress
The B-17F, 42-29938, was deliveredto : Cheyenne 15 Mar 43; Smoky Hill 20 Jun 43; Presque Isle 8 Apr 43; Assigned 337 BS, 96 BG, Grafton Underwood 27 Apr 43; Andrews Field 13 May 43; Snetterton 12 Jun 43; Battle damaged over Emden 26 May 43, with Capt.... -
42-29941 Tarfu
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/43; Smoky Hill 26/3/43; Dow Fd 12/4/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 18/4/43 TARFU; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 535BS/381BG [MS-R] Ridgewell 15/7/43 TS TARFU; Missing in Action 15m Bremen 8/10/43...
Stations
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| Based | Snetterton Heath |
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| 13 March 2015 16:14:32 | rossingtonj | Changes to type |
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| 27 September 2014 18:42:48 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980) |
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