43-37932 Spratt-O-Liner
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UPL 40588
A bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number43-37932) nicknamed "Spratt-O-Liner"
Associated aircraft based on S/N visible on nose
Delivered Cheyenne 6/6/44; Kearney 18/6/44; Grenier 29/6/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG Kimbolton 16/7/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 5/11/44 with Byron Anderson (Killed in Action); John Cottier, Sheldon Widmer, Chas Charnow, Arthur Mohr, Bill Gonsalves, Joe Grimmer, George Tuttle, Chas Fitch (8 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Frankfurt; Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10353. SPRATT-O-LINER.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 525th Bomb Squadron 379th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 33531948
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 5 November 1944 |