42-97500
Delivered Cheyenne 2/12/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Presque Is 25/12/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG Chelveston 22/1/44; Missing in Action Leipzig 20/2/44 with Bill Lingley, Co-pilot: John Baitsholts, Navigator: John Sulsona, Bombardier: Rich Field{found in nearby woods 18/3/44}, Radio Operator: R.E. Cox, Ball turret gunner: Glenn Smith (6 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Donal Novotney, Waist gunner: Tony Wachaya, Waist gunner: Murray Adler,Tail gunner: Malcolm Murray (4 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed forest S of Wohlmerstedt, two miles N of Billroda, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2429.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 20 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2429 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database