43-37562
Delivered Cheyenne 28/4/44; Kearney 11/5/44; Dow Fd 30/5/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG Glatton 1/6/44; Missing in Action Leipzig 29/6/44 with Alby Gumulauskas, Co-pilot: Bill Neidhardt, Navigator: Harry Will, n/g-S/Sgt Enos Bleacher, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Beatty, Radio Operator: Ralph DeLeonardis, Ball turret gunner: Lou Beske, Waist gunner: Chas Campbell,Tail gunner: Joy Stacy (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Meilendorf, five miles SE of Kothen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 6724.
Bishop & Hey report this aircraft as being named "Evenin' Folks! - How Y'all", which is the same name as 42-97562.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18077578 / O-817996
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38357580
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-689566
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 29 June 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 6724 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database