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Delivered Cheyenne 25/2/44; Kearney 16/3/44; Dow Fd 3/4/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-C] Bassingbourn 7/4/44; transferred 836BS/487BG [2G] Lavenham 8/4/44; Missing in Action Misburg 31/12/44 with Claude Gatlin, Frank Uber, Harry Smathers, Melvin Bybee, Bob King, Burne Mitchell, George Wright, Roy Zaiger, Stephen Kane (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 11352.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37537273
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Bombardier; Togglier; Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-831938
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33854991
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13136349
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
England | 31 December 1944 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11352 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database