43-38046

Delivered Cheyenne 20/6/44; Hunter 3/7/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned 849BS/490BG Eye 26/7/44; Missing in Action Ruhland 17/3/45 with Arthur Stern, Clifton Nippert, Ed Dewahl, Willard Fay, Jim Rivers, George Devlin, John Terry, Jim Heathman, Ed Holdren (9 Killed in Action); mid-air coll, crashed Kamberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13080.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

George Vincent Devlin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33784012
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Edmund Merlin Dewahl

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2069965
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Willard Bewley Fay

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20221396
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Togglier

Jimmie Ray Heathman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37630603
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Edward Cooper Holdren

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33882650
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Aircraft

43-38071

43-38071

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne AAF, WY 20 June 1944 Delivered Cheyenne AAF 20-Jun-44.

Assigned

Eye, UK 26 July 1944 Assigned 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

Kamberg, Germany 17 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland with crew 17-Mar-45; ; mid-air collision, crashed Kamberg, Germany 9 x KIA MACR 13080

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/29442236

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Corrected unit association from 850th Bomb Squadron to 849th Bomb Squadron:
MACR 13080: https://www.fold3.com/image/1/29442236

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13080 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database