43-38048

Delivered Cheyenne 20/6/44; Hunter 13/7/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned 849BS/490BG Eye 26/7/44; Missing in Action Karlsbad 19/4/45 with Buford Stovall (evaded capture); Frank Mateyka (Killed in Action); Ed Nilsson, Harry Shelgren, Bob Rivenburg, Joe Mullins, Dennis Richardson, Don McGinnis, Harry Turk tg, Dick Bernery rcm (8 Prisoner of War); jet enemy aircraft, crashed Dresden, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 14195.

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Dennis M Richardson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Robert V Rivenburg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Harold R Shelgren

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Buford E Stovall

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-782394
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Harold J Turk

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

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 19 April 1945

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 14195 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database