42-97240
Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Gr Island 27/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-P] Podington 27/3/44; Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Bob Rasmussen, Co-pilot: Trinidad Rios, Navigator: Irving Berman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gilman Rude, Radio Operator: Pete Antonio, Ball turret gunner: Bob Hoh, Waist gunner: Pink Higgins, Waist gunner: Harry Neuman,Tail gunner: Bill McKay (9 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Joe Palatas (KIA-died of wounds in hospital next day); enemy aircraft, crashed Buchholz, six miles SW of Stendahl, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3673.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15339773
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 11 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3673 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database