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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

337th Bomb Squadron, USAAF



26th Jul 1943 Aircraft Lost

28th Jul 1943 Aircraft Lost


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Those known to have served with

337th Bomb Squadron, USAAF

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Clark Robert. Radioman (d.22nd June 194-)
  • Clark Robert. Radioman (d.22nd June 194-)
  • Cote Ernest George. Sgt.
  • Dasso Eugene. 2nd/Lt. (d.28th Jan 1945)
  • Harrington George F.. TSgt. (d.21st May 1943)
  • Kelso Edward J.
  • Kelso Edward J.
  • Newton Warren. S/Sgt.
  • Russell Harold C. Pilot
  • Russell Harold C. Pilot
  • Wendle Edgar Charles. Sgt.

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Radioman Robert Clark 96 Group 337 Squadron (d.22nd June 194-)

On June 22nd on a mission to Huls, Germany, aircraft 42-5877 was shot down. The Pilot was Harold C Russell and Radioman Robert Clark is listed as KIA.

Nick Schultz



Pilot Harold C Russell 96 Group 337 Squadron

I found my uncle Edward Kelso's photo on file as a POW at Stalag 17b about 18 months ago. Through his daughter I began the search for his discharge papers. I just got a copy of these and gave them to friend who has researched lost fliers. He found him last night with the 337th Squadron. As chance would have it he also had the 96th's Group Book.

We learned that he went down on June 22nd on a mission to Huls, Germany. The aircraft was 42-5877. The Pilot was Harold C Russell and Radioman Robert Clark is listed as KIA.

On behalf of my first cousin Pamela Kelso Winkler, we would like to inquire if anyone has any information about the crew and who may still be living and where the plane crashed after being shot down.

Nick Schultz



Edward J Kelso 96 Group 337 Squadron

I found my uncle Edward Kelso's photo on file as a POW at Stalag 17b about 18 months ago. Through his daughter I began the search for his discharge papers. I just got a copy of these and gave them to friend who has researched lost fliers. He found him last night with the 337th Squadron. As chance would have it he also had the 96th's Group Book.

We learned that he went down on June 22nd on a mission to Huls, Germany. The aircraft was 42-5877. The Pilot was Harold C Russell and Radioman Robert Clark is listed as KIA.

On behalf of my first cousin Pamela Kelso Winkler, we would like to inquire if anyone has any information about the crew and who may still be living and where the plane crashed after being shot down.

Nick Schultz



Radioman Robert Clark 96 Group 337 Squadron (d.22nd June 194-)

On June 22nd on a mission to Huls, Germany, aircraft 42-5877 was shot down. The Pilot was Harold C Russell and Radioman Robert Clark is listed as KIA.

Nick Schultz



Pilot Harold C Russell 96 Group 337 Squadron

I found my uncle Edward Kelso's photo on file as a POW at Stalag 17b about 18 months ago. Through his daughter I began the search for his discharge papers. I just got a copy of these and gave them to friend who has researched lost fliers. He found him last night with the 337th Squadron. As chance would have it he also had the 96th's Group Book.

We learned that he went down on June 22nd on a mission to Huls, Germany. The aircraft was 42-5877. The Pilot was Harold C Russell and Radioman Robert Clark is listed as KIA.

On behalf of my first cousin Pamela Kelso Winkler, we would like to inquire if anyone has any information about the crew and who may still be living and where the plane crashed after being shot down.

Nick Schultz



Edward J Kelso 96 Group 337 Squadron

I found my uncle Edward Kelso's photo on file as a POW at Stalag 17b about 18 months ago. Through his daughter I began the search for his discharge papers. I just got a copy of these and gave them to friend who has researched lost fliers. He found him last night with the 337th Squadron. As chance would have it he also had the 96th's Group Book.

We learned that he went down on June 22nd on a mission to Huls, Germany. The aircraft was 42-5877. The Pilot was Harold C Russell and Radioman Robert Clark is listed as KIA.

On behalf of my first cousin Pamela Kelso Winkler, we would like to inquire if anyone has any information about the crew and who may still be living and where the plane crashed after being shot down.

Nick Schultz



Sgt. Edgar Charles "Peanut" Wendle 337th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group

Mom and Dad

My dad, Edgar Wendle was a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber mechanic. He met my mom in England while in London on a day pass. After the war, he had my mom come over on the Queen Mary. He surprised her by meeting her in New York at the harbor when the ship arrived. They ended up in Jerseyville, Illinois buying a farm and a clothing store (Sessel's). My mom and dad ran the store, with my dad also working the farm as needed over the next several years. My mom and dad sold the store in 1976. My dad continued farming until he sold it in 1988. He died in April 2007. My mom passed away in March 2010.

Mark Wendle



TSgt. George F. Harrington 96th Bomber Group 337th Bomber Squadron (d.21st May 1943)

George Harrington enlisted in the US Army Air Corps on 9th of January 1942 in San Francisco, CA. He said that he was born in 1920 and had 3 years of high school education. He was 6'1" tall and weighed 179 pounds. A Technical Sergeant assigned to the 337th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group (a heavy B-17 squadron) based at USAAF Snetterton Heath in England. A top-turret gunner, he was declared missing on 21st of May 1943 in B-17 Flying Fortress 42-29734 on an Operation to Emden. The 10 crew were all killed in Action when shot up by an enemy aircraft, the damaged wing fell off as the aircraft hit North Sea 70 miles off the Frisian Islands, noted in Missing Air Crew Report 3685.

The crew were:

  • Capt Gil Stephenson, Co-pilot
  • Don Aulenbach, Navigator
  • Gene McGowen, Bombardier
  • Bob Grover, Flight engineer/top turret gunner (washed up Spiekeroog Island on 7th of June 1943)
  • George Harrington, Radio Operator
  • Harry McGillivray, Ball turret gunner
  • Don Manchester, Waist gunner
  • Joe Bartgis, Waist gunner
  • Don Seigling, Tail gunner
  • John Haught

Michael Miller



2nd/Lt. Eugene Dasso 337th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group (d.28th Jan 1945)

Eugene Dasso was a B-17 pilot. Killed in action on his 14th mission over Germany. As the pilot, he tried to land the severely damaged plane but crashed near the front lines with only 1 crew member surviving. He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.

Edwin Dasso



S/Sgt. Warren "Pappy" Newton 337th Bomb Sqdn.

I am looking for any information on the 337th Bomb Squadron, especially a plane called "Candie Ann". The plane was named after my wife's oldest sister. The "Candie Ann" limped home from a mission, landed on a railroad track and was demolished by a train. My wife's father was S/Sgt Warren "Pappy" Newton.

Douglas Birge







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