341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
Staff Sergeant Combs was a Gunner on a B-17 (serial #41-24344) that took off on a mission to Lorient, Occupied France, on 21 October 1942. The mission encountered adverse weather disturbances, and many of the planes were forced to turn back. However, the formation that ship #41-24334 was in continued onto the briefed target.
Upon arrival over the target, the formation was met by heavy fighter opposition and heroic performances by the crew concerned was responsible in accounting for shooting down two of the fighters. There is no specific information as to the cause of the crew of #41-24344 not returning.
Staff Sergeant Combs was identified by his dog tags as shown to Lt. Robert Jackson by a German Intelligence Officer. Jackson was the Navigator on #41-24344, survived the incident and became a prisoner of war. Jackson was thrown from the plane in an unconscious state and had no memory of the incident.
Staff Sergeant Combs was a Gunner on a B-17 (serial #41-24344) that took off on a mission to Lorient, Occupied France, on 21 October 1942. The mission encountered adverse weather disturbances, and many of the planes were forced to turn back. However, the formation that ship #41-24334 was in continued onto the briefed target.
Upon arrival over the target, the formation was met by heavy fighter opposition and heroic performances by the crew concerned was responsible in accounting for shooting down two of the fighters. There is no specific information as to the cause of the crew of #41-24344 not returning.
Staff Sergeant Combs was identified by his dog tags as shown to Lt. Robert Jackson by a German Intelligence Officer. Jackson was the Navigator on #41-24344, survived the incident and became a prisoner of war. Jackson was thrown from the plane in an unconscious state and had no memory of the incident.
341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
Staff Sergeant Combs was a Gunner on a B-17 (serial #41-24344) that took off on a mission to Lorient, Occupied France, on 21 October 1942. The mission encountered adverse weather disturbances, and many of the planes were forced to turn back. However, the formation that ship #41-24334 was in continued onto the briefed target.
Upon arrival over the target, the formation was met by heavy fighter opposition and heroic performances by the crew concerned was responsible in accounting for shooting down two of the fighters. There is no specific information as to the cause of the crew of #41-24344 not returning.
Staff Sergeant Combs was identified by his dog tags as shown to Lt. Robert Jackson by a German Intelligence Officer. Jackson was the Navigator on #41-24344, survived the incident and became a prisoner of war. Jackson was thrown from the plane in an unconscious state and had no memory of the incident.
Staff Sergeant Combs was a Gunner on a B-17 (serial #41-24344) that took off on a mission to Lorient, Occupied France, on 21 October 1942. The mission encountered adverse weather disturbances, and many of the planes were forced to turn back. However, the formation that ship #41-24334 was in continued onto the briefed target.
Upon arrival over the target, the formation was met by heavy fighter opposition and heroic performances by the crew concerned was responsible in accounting for shooting down two of the fighters. There is no specific information as to the cause of the crew of #41-24344 not returning.
Staff Sergeant Combs was identified by his dog tags as shown to Lt. Robert Jackson by a German Intelligence Officer. Jackson was the Navigator on #41-24344, survived the incident and became a prisoner of war. Jackson was thrown from the plane in an unconscious state and had no memory of the incident.
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TEXAS SSGT 341 BOMB SQ 97 BOMB GP (H)
WORLD WAR II
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SSgt, US Army Air Corps, World War II
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