42-97371 Hairless Joe
Delivered Cheyenne 23/2/44; Kearney 17/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG [9Z- ] Deopham Green 5/4/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Hugh Atkinson, Co-pilot: Ralph Scott, Navigator: Jim Lundebjerg, Bombardier: Francis Headley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Erwin Nordt, Radio Operator: John Covill, Ball turret gunner: Nelson Jack, Waist gunner: Bob Johnson, Waist gunner: Ed Browne,Tail gunner: Don Jones (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KOd #2, crashed Echzell, 13 miles NW of Budingen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4822. HAIRLESS JOE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 12 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4822 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database