42-97697
Delivered Denver 31/1/44; 1SAG Langley 7/3/44; Dow Fd 5/4/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG as SH ship Deopham Green 7/4/44; 729BS; Missing in Action Kassel 2/10/44 with Guy Hankins{Wounded in Action}, Co-pilot: Jean Traub, Navigator: Joe Uzelac, Bombardier: Chas Keck, Radio Operator: Andre Kerr, m/op-Lt Mike Keleman, Waist gunner: Dale Holland,Tail gunner: George Palmer{Wounded in Action}, com pilot-Lt Perry Smith (9 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walter Adams (Killed in Action); flak KOd #3, then wing broke off, ship exploded, crashed near Brakelhoxter, 20 miles E of Paderborn, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9526.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: AL, CA
- 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: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 2 October 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9526 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database