42-97834 Mud in yer eye
Delivered Denver 10/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-J] Thorpe Abbotts 4/5/44; Missing in Action Chemnitz 11/9/44 with Orville Everitt, Bombardier: Ed Minton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Williams, Radio Operator: Larry Radka, Ball turret gunner: Bob Howard, Waist gunner: Homer Hirsch (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Manniello Wounded in Action, Navigator: Warren Soden, Tail gunner: Bill Kenney Wounded in Action (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Schuiedeberg, near Spitzberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8819. MUD IN YER EYE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39138867
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-718444
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 11 September 1944 |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “Soden” was misspelled.
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8819 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database