42-97960

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.  Men are wearing cold-weather flying gear.  There are canvas duffle bags on the ground in front of the men. UPL 66808 UPL 66808 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/21 July 1944, Ludwigshaven (Industrial).
Back L-R: 2nd Lt. James Linzer (N), 2nd Lt. Philip Kemp (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Marshall Wortman (CP), 1st Lt. George Marquardt (B), 2nd Lt. Robert Koch (P).
Front L-R: TSgt. Jesse McCoy (TT), SSgt. Frank Jaworski (BT), TSgt. Normand Vicknair (RO), SSgt. John Gardiner (FG).
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Object Number - UPL 66808 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/21 July 1944, Ludwigshaven (Industrial). Back L-R: 2nd Lt. James Linzer (N), 2nd Lt. Philip Kemp (OBS/TG), 1st Lt....

Delivered Denver 16/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; with ? force landed Mt 4/5/44; Hunter 14/5/44; Dow Fd 26/5/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-M] Grafton Underwood 3/6/44; Missing in Action Berlin 3/2/45 with Chas Molder, Hobart Treadway, Ernie Knowlton, Ralph Hayden, Dan Hookailo, Harry Haynes, Damian Constantine, Harris Jacobs, Leon Rizzuti (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Neustadt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 12153.

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  • Date: 18 October 1944
  • Date: 17 October 1944
The flak damaged nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 398th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '54600 AC- England- 1st lt Lawrence M De Lancey, Corvallis, Oregon, landed this B-17 safely after its nose was literally shot away by flak over Cologne, Germany. Please Credit: Official US Air Force Photo.' Printed caption on image: 'This B-17 landed safely after losing its nose to flak. US AAF Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '43-38172 of 398th BG.'
  • Date: 15 October 1944
  • Date: 30 September 1944

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Failed to Return (FTR)

3 February 1945

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12153 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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