43-38089
Delivered Cheyenne 24/6/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Grenier 20/7/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-P] Polebrook 8/8/44; Missing in Action {13m} Brux 12/9/44 with Claud Adams, Co-pilot: George Holden, Navigator: Tony Nardone, Bombardier: Carl Kennedy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Hayes, Radio Operator: Herb Goldstein, Ball turret gunner: Chas Belmonte,Tail gunner: Gus Siciliano (8 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Tony Solerno (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Grafenbruck, NE of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8896. WILD OATS.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 12 September 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8896 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database