42-97295
Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Rapid City 4/3/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 3/5/44; no ops, transferred 571BS/390BG [FC-F] Framlingham 29/4/44; Missing in Action Karlsruhe (4m) 27/5/44 with John Schoenig, Co-pilot: Mel Van Houten, Navigator: John Schnee, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas McKalip, Radio Operator: Clint Davison (5 Killed in Action); Bombardier: John Czmerda, Ball turret gunner: Tom Lewis, Waist gunner: Hyman Green, Waist gunner: Ralph Metcalf,Tail gunner: Alvin Sparks (5 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Cauchie d’Ecques, six miles S of St Omer, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 5255.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31207157
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-761279
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-437662
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16005653
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-806178
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 27 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5255 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database