351st Bomb Group

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History The 351st Bomb Group (H) was formed on 24 November, 1942 at Spokane, Washington. 351st Bombardment Group (Heavy), Eighth United States Army Air Force, was based at Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England. It consisted of the 508th, 509th, 510th and 511th Bomb squadrons. During the three years at Polebrook, the 351st BG had a total of 279 B17 Flying Fortresses on charge. These flew 9,075 sorties with 7,945 of them dropping 20,778 tons of bombs. The gunners in the Group fired off 2,776,028 rounds of ammunition and were credited with destroying 303 enemy aircraft. The Group flew 311 credited missions and lost 124 B 17's in combat. The 351st BG was inactivated on 28 August, 1945 at Sioux Falls Army Air Field. Relevant websites and books 351st Bomb Group Association Polebrook.com 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook 351st BG pictures The story of 1Lt George W. Mears Video's of the 351st Bomb Group The 351st Bomb Group in WWII by Ken Harbour Valor at Polebrook by Rick School and Jeff Rogers Casualties of the 351st Bomb Group buried in Margraten, or killed in the Netherlands and now buried elsewhere.




	508th Bomb Squadron

	Condon	2Lt William J.	Margraten	28 May 1944
	Slosson	2Lt Wyman C.	Margraten	22 March 1944


	509th Bomb Squadron

	Sherman	T/Sgt Lavern W.	Margraten	11 January 1944


	510th Bomb Squadron

	Ambrose	S/Sgt Tuite H. A.	Margraten	17 August 1943
	Hancy	2Lt Eldred E.	Margraten	9 October 1943
	Jasinek	2Lt Donald L.	Margraten	19 May 1943
	Pressel	T/Sgt David F.	Margraten	9 October 1943
	Schnuell	T/Sgt Vernon R.	Margraten	3 February 1944


	511th Bomb Squadron

	Bergman	1Lt Harold E.	Margraten	3 November 1943
	Bishop	T/Sgt Dewey K.	Margraten	15 May 1943
	Blair	1Lt Walter A.	Margraten	4 October 1943
	Burton	S/Sgt Harlan B.	Margraten	3 November 1943
	Cooper	2Lt Robert P.	Margraten	15 May 1943
	Foubert	S/St Charles A.	Margraten	26 November 1943
	Franzblau	S/Sgt Maurice J.	Margraten	29 July 1944
	Guenzig	T/Sgt Bernard A.	Margraten	15 May 1943
	Henry	S/Sgt Stanford W.	Margraten	15 May 1943
	Hilscher	S/Sgt Louis M.	Margraten	15 May 1943
	Hugo	S/Sgt Melvin E.	Margraten	15 May 1943
	Hunter	S/Sgt Willard O.	Margraten	4 October 1944
	Keister	2Lt William R.	Margraten	4 October 1944
	Law	T/Sgt Kenneth C.	Margraten	6 August 1944
	Lewis	2Lt Howard E.	Margraten	15 May 1943
	Martin	T/Sgt Robert F.	Margraten	4 October 1943
	Meli	1Lt Joseph A.	Margraten	15 May 1943
	Nauman	1Lt Daniel D.	Margraten	4 October 1943
	Robeson	S/Sgt Ralph G.	Margraten	4 October 1943
	Rush	T/Sgt Foy A.	Margraten	4 October 1943
	Summers	S/Sgt Charles D.	Margraten	15 May 1943
	Suozzo	S/Sgt Mario	Margraten	4 October 1943
	Wattles	2Lt Fred M.	Margraten	17 July 1943