43-38146
Delivered Cheyenne 30/6/44; Kearney 11/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY- ] Chelveston 10/8/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 24/8/44 with Paul DabneyWounded in Action, Co-pilot: Bernie McAllister, Navigator: Claudius Armstrong, Bombardier: John Hardesty, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Nick OstapkevichWounded in Action, Radio Operator: Jeptha JollyWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Eldridge Duck, Waist gunner: Lloyd Long,Tail gunner: Hugh CaseyWounded in Action (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Hohenmolsen, SE of Merseburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8209.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38476316
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 August 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8209 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database