43-37965
Delivered Cheyenne 14/6/44; Kearney 23/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 365BS/305BG [XK- ] Chelveston 8/7/44; Missing in Action Karlsruhe 9/8/44 with Marion Wood, Navigator: Theo Redlein, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Morris Duchen, Radio Operator: Harry Snyder, Waist gunner: Irvin Johnson (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Julius Kopplin, Bombardier: Buryl Heffron, Ball turret gunner: Jules Adler,Tail gunner: Stan Smolkowski (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft hits and ship blew up, crashed Beinheim, W of Rastatt, Ger, Missing Air Crew Report 8068.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807180
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 9 August 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8068 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database