36th BS

Ambrose Crew

Back Row, left to right:
George W. Ambrose     - Pilot        0-802693  (KIA)
Peter Roccia          - Bombardier   0-679657  (KIA)
Robert H. Redhair     - Copilot      0-682897  (KIA)

Front Row, left to right:
Eddy Dwyer            - Gunner       39089058  (Orphaned)
George Henderson      - Gunner       39255460  (Evader)
Wilford Bollinger     - Dispatcher   36350846
Charles Wilson        - Engineer     13108714  (KIA)
Donald Dubois         - Gunner                 (Orphaned)
James Heddleson       - RO           15324873  (Evader)

Not shown: 
Arthur Pope           - Navigator    0-808135  (KIA)
James Mooney          - Tail Gunner  12086824  (POW)
 
Picture Location: Topeka,KS
Picture Date: December, 1943
 
Monument: St.Cyr-De-Valorges, France

Status: Augmentation crew, arrived at Alconbury Jan-Feb 1944 period.

Evasion Period: 28Apr-10Aug44

MACR 4307
 
Honor Roll Entry

Photo Credit: James Heddleson

Errata: Mooney subbed for Bollinger on the night of the crash. Bollinger was later shot down with the Schreiner crew over Russia in September of 1944.

Incident Aircraft: B24-D 42-40997

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