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Delivered Cheyenne 9/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Dow Fd 17/6/44. Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR- ] Thorpe Abbotts 28/6/44. Missing in Action Merseburg 29 July 1944 with Pilot Morris E.Clark, Co-pilot: John Cudihy, Radio Operator: Frank J. Gerlach, Waist gunner: Walter J. Gursky, Tail gunner: Pvt Ralph E. Guhl (5 Killed in Action).Navigator: Joseph W. Foote, Bombardier: Arthur E. Frankenberg, Flight engineer/Top Turret gunner: Nelso J. Clifford, Ball Turret gunner: James Buchanan (4 Prisoners of War). Flak hit, then attacked by enemy aircraft, crashed 800m South of Hassenhausen, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 7812.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32002585 at enlistment, then O-744978
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11073255
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33552245
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32916266
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Hassenhausen, Germany | 29 July 1944 | Crashed Hassenhausen, Germany |