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Delivered Denver 4/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-D] Kimbolton 18/2/44; Missing in Action Stettin 13/5/44 with Joe Marinello, Navigator: John Allen, Bombardier: Bob Brasch (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Gottlieb Bolger, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: William (Buster) Dennis, Radio Operator: Leo Kubinski, Ball turret gunner: Wilson Decker, Waist gunner: Arden Bailey,Tail gunner: James McLallen (6 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Demmin, near Strehlew, 37 miles SE of Rostock, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4930.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 13 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4930 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database